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Recent Examples of backslide
Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 23 Dec. 2024
And don’t rely on credit — avoid backsliding into debt.
—Chad Van Horn, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2025
Making changes actually happen within the facility can be difficult, slow and might result in backsliding instead of progress, Ducayet said.
—Jess Huff, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Dec. 2024
In an era where technological advances are, once again, deployed to circumvent worker collective power; regulators and investors must use their power to prevent backsliding on progress.
—Áine Clarke, Sourcing Journal, 18 Dec. 2024
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Verb
On January 6, Mars retrograde will backslide into Cancer, bringing your ego to the forefront of your challenges.
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Noun
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This suggests that cannabis could serve as a safer alternative for those looking to cut down or quit alcohol without the same risk of relapse.—
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The program had high relapse rates and was tainted by drug experiments on human subjects.—
Verb
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His current contract with NBC News had been expected to lapse at some point after the 2024 election.—
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If the credits are allowed to lapse, the average annual premiums could increase from $360 to $1,860.—
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The Rangers are banking on a healthy Jung, a more experienced Wyatt Langford and the additions of Jake Burger and Joc Pederson to pad their lineup and protect against any regression from other players.—
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Regardless, Gourde would have likely fetched something for Seattle general manager Ron Francis because his pedigree is valued once spring-time roles around regardless of age and stat regression.—
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Efforts were concentrated last summer on an unprecedented spending spree of nearly £200million on nine new signings, but the narrative this summer could revert back to players in the squad likely to attract weighty transfer interest.—
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His proposal also would remove an enhanced credit for Idahoans 65 years and older, and instead revert them to the same credit that others receive.—
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But The automatic foreign copyright reversion issue in this case did not occur until years later, said Marc Toberoff, attorney for the estate, and was never actually litigated.—
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One standout opportunity is Oracle (ORCL) , which is currently displaying a compelling mean reversion setup.—
Verb
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Patrick Williams has regressed in the first year of a five-year, $90 million extension.—
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And the Nuggets have regressed from eighth to 17th in defensive rating without their former lead defensive guard.—
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Does the Senate really want to put in office a secretary with zero medical training, who believes in raw milk and not in the extraordinary benefits of vaccinations, without asking him about such retrogression?—
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In another 5-to-4 decision, Justice O’Connor wrote an opinion that would significantly alter the initial retrogression standard established in Beer v. United States.—
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Noble Landry also returns as an assistant strength and conditioning coach, joined in that role by Allison Haley.—
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The airline is also working to return passenger luggage as safely and swiftly as possible.—
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“Backslide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backslide. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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