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Recent Examples of regressive
These regressive tax breaks will expire unless renewed this year.
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Bruce Fuller, Baltimore Sun, 6 Feb. 2025
The novel’s regressive strain will not surprise those who have tracked Adichie’s public missteps.
—Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025
For all their naughtiness, Wattpad movies are largely tame and regressive, and Through My Window is no exception, so its carnal openness provides a slight counterpoint to its sexist tone.
—Josh Bell, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
Maryland will be one of only three states to have such a regressive tax, and Maryland will have the dubious honor of having the highest rate in the nation.
—David Brinkley, Baltimore Sun, 11 Feb. 2025
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Bruce Fuller, Baltimore Sun, 6 Feb. 2025
The novel’s regressive strain will not surprise those who have tracked Adichie’s public missteps.
—Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025
For all their naughtiness, Wattpad movies are largely tame and regressive, and Through My Window is no exception, so its carnal openness provides a slight counterpoint to its sexist tone.
—Josh Bell, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
Maryland will be one of only three states to have such a regressive tax, and Maryland will have the dubious honor of having the highest rate in the nation.
—David Brinkley, Baltimore Sun, 11 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for regressive
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“Regressive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regressive. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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