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Recent Examples of backslide
Andrew Freedman, Axios, 17 Sep. 2024
That warning and the new report both come amid fears the U.S. will backslide on its climate commitments and pull out of the Paris Agreement after Donald Trump takes office in January.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
That same month, Senegal reversed democratic backsliding with an opposition presidential victory by 44-year-old Bassirou Diomaye Faye, after two-term incumbent president Macky Sall failed to lift term limits.
—Larry Diamond, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
And while the end of season 18 left Shannon dangerously close to backsliding — with Tamra exposing Shannon’s role in digging up dirt on Gina, and Shannon confusingly picking a fight with new Housewife Katie Ginella’s husband — there was an emphasis on progress.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
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Corporate giants and some countries are backsliding on their climate commitments — a worrying sign in a year that otherwise saw hopeful growth in renewables, Al Gore and his investment colleagues say in a new report from Generation Investment Management.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 17 Sep. 2024
That warning and the new report both come amid fears the U.S. will backslide on its climate commitments and pull out of the Paris Agreement after Donald Trump takes office in January.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
That same month, Senegal reversed democratic backsliding with an opposition presidential victory by 44-year-old Bassirou Diomaye Faye, after two-term incumbent president Macky Sall failed to lift term limits.
—Larry Diamond, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
And while the end of season 18 left Shannon dangerously close to backsliding — with Tamra exposing Shannon’s role in digging up dirt on Gina, and Shannon confusingly picking a fight with new Housewife Katie Ginella’s husband — there was an emphasis on progress.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backslide
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There have not been any serious signs of a relapse, but that is still a very young age to suffer such a serious setback.Anantaajith Raghuraman, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Biden and his family believe the attacks on Hunter were meant to push him into relapse, then imperil his presidency.Alex Thompson, Axios, 2 Dec. 2024
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What To Know Local North Carolina outlets last week reported that as many as 3,500 households across western region of the state had received notifications that their temporary housing status would lapse by the weekend.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
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The trademarks on some categories of commercial goods have lapsed though.Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2025
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Other veteran leaders such as Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider have had years of striking regression and both have been mentioned in trade rumors.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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Even with the regression, Salter was in high demand.Antonio Morales, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Dan Burn has again risen to every challenge thrown at him, reverting back to central defence after Sven Botman’s anterior cruciate ligament injury.George Caulkin, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
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The New Jersey winner has until March 26, 2025, to claim the prize and if it's not claimed the unpaid prize will revert back to each participating Mega Millions jurisdictions, according to Mega Millions.Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Key has been the reversion to last season’s tactical blueprint.Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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Light: What key takeaways should financial advisors and investors consider from your research on mean reversion?Larry Light, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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That projection is based on the player’s performance in each metric over the last three seasons (five for goalies), weighted for recency where more recent seasons carry more significance and regressed to the mean.Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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The Aztecs regressed, allowing 14 possessions to tick inside 10 seconds on the 30-second shot clock and managing just four points from them.Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2025
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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?Arthur House, Hartford Courant, 22 Nov. 2024
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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.Nick Corasaniti, New York Times, 21 Nov. 2023
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The fan-favorite TLC show is returning with seven couples, including some familiar faces.Liza Esquibias, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
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But Israel won't completely withdraw from Gaza until all of the hostages are returned, the Israeli official said.Barak Ravid, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Backslide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backslide. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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