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retrogression

noun as in regression

noun as in deterioration

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“There’s already a shortage across the board — and then enter the visa retrogression.”

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We are appalled at the retrogression on women's rights initiated by the Supreme Court overturning Roe v.

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“We don’t want a country of retrogression, corruption, thievery and disrespect for our religion,” he said.

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“It was a decade that was marked by economic retrogression and ideological struggles.”

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“Although the government’s bloody act is a retrogression of civilization, we hope citizens can be civilized and stop feeding the wildlife,” Wong said.

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