as in reversion
the act or an instance of going back to an earlier and lower level especially of intelligence or behavior
the regression to really childish behavior that boys often undergo when put in large groups
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Recent Examples of regression
But there are challenges facing Smith that did not exist during Dawkins’ tenure and the early years of the Haase era.)
— Despite what many Stanford fans believe, Muir’s culpability in the football program’s regression is far less direct.
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Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025
For those with disease onset before the age of 12, the main symptoms include seizures, cognitive regression, motor impairment, cortical visual loss, feeding difficulties and liver dysfunction.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
The signings address two of the Giants’ many desperate needs given corner Deonte Banks’ regression in his second NFL season and the absence of reliable talent and depth at both corner and on the interior D-line.
—Pat Leonard, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2025
This generates the new agent and the regression test utterances to check the changes do not impact other aspects of the agent's skills.
—Ian Gotts, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025
For those with disease onset before the age of 12, the main symptoms include seizures, cognitive regression, motor impairment, cortical visual loss, feeding difficulties and liver dysfunction.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
The signings address two of the Giants’ many desperate needs given corner Deonte Banks’ regression in his second NFL season and the absence of reliable talent and depth at both corner and on the interior D-line.
—Pat Leonard, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2025
This generates the new agent and the regression test utterances to check the changes do not impact other aspects of the agent's skills.
—Ian Gotts, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Regression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regression. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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