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But at a time when American moms are reaching their breaking point—and right-wing values are infiltrating the mainstream—is the choice to lean out of the workforce a radical new form of feminism or a regressive return to an outdated social system?—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
23 Sep. 2025 -
If relaxed selection is the process, then regressive evolution is the result.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 Sep. 2025
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Three frames from a video (below) showing a 70 kg climber ascending a 3.7 m vertical glass surface using a synthetic adhesion system with degressive load-sharing and gecko-inspired adhesives.—
Seriously Science,
Discover Magazine,
3 Dec. 2014
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“Decremental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decremental. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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