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Recent Examples of retroactive
Legal challenges may emerge as advocacy groups weigh the implications of retroactive termination.
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Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Over the years, Illinois lawmakers have shown reluctance to consider retroactive sentencing reforms.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
Aside from the retroactive tariffs expected to be announced this afternoon by the White House, not only is the imposition of secondary sanctions on buyers of Russian highly uncertain, but their possible nature remains inscrutable.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
All of those moves were expected, and each IL placement was retroactive to March 24.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
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Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Over the years, Illinois lawmakers have shown reluctance to consider retroactive sentencing reforms.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
Aside from the retroactive tariffs expected to be announced this afternoon by the White House, not only is the imposition of secondary sanctions on buyers of Russian highly uncertain, but their possible nature remains inscrutable.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
All of those moves were expected, and each IL placement was retroactive to March 24.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retroactive
Adjective
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But Rossetti told me that a less-advanced version of CONCERN was independently validated by another research team using retrospective data at over 200 hospitals.—
Michael L. Millenson,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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And if anybody was going to make the first retrospective horror movie about lockdown, a freakazoid (complimentary) like Ari Aster would do it.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Let the machines show us what can be done with analytic manipulation of the manifold.—
D. Graham Burnett,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2025
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Pedagogies Asking Scholarly Questions with JSTOR Daily Help students develop analytic and scholarly questioning skills using a quick activity built on JSTOR Daily roundups and syllabi.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Apr. 2025
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But the meditative views and calming ambient forestscapes are still worth a watch, according to the legions of fans.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
16 Apr. 2025
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In doing so, his luxury brand aesthetic is a distillation of everything that’s shaped him: the clean precision of Italian tailoring, the meditative beauty of modernist architecture, and the confidence of understatement.—
Jeetendr Sehdev,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This latest study was also more reflective of real-world protein intake than previous research.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Apr. 2025
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The new camp will also include spa offerings and wellness programming, designed for reflective and restorative stays, rooted in nature.—
Nicole Trilivas,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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And LucasFilm certainly deserves credit for trusting Gilroy and giving him ample funding even if his contemplative show didn't reach the ratings highs of The Mandalorian.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
22 Apr. 2025
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The unique micro-apartment will be used as a short-stay accommodation that is compact, contemplative, and quietly radical.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 Apr. 2025
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The track also arrives alongside a pensive, tear-jerking music video.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
11 Apr. 2025
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So even though the tracking of a pensive Rodgers on a beach in Australia and the paparazzi-style documenting of Wilson’s visits to the Browns and Giants gave the impression of high stakes, the reality is it never mattered which veteran quarterback the Giants landed.—
Dan Duggan,
The Athletic,
22 Mar. 2025
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The logical conclusion is for the US to convert its gold holdings into bitcoin.—
Korok Ray,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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That makes for a logical disconnect, and palpable hypocrisy.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Retroactive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retroactive. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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