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Recent Examples of degressive
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.
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Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 3 Dec. 2014
Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 3 Dec. 2014
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regressive
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Gas taxes are often regressive, disproportionately affecting lower-income drivers.—
Tirzah Duren,
Boston Herald,
8 July 2025
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Taxing sales would be regressive, putting the burden of transit recovery squarely on the backs of the people who could least afford it.—
Liz Ames,
Mercury News,
8 July 2025
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“Degressive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/degressive. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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