backslide

Example Sentences

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Bass, in turn, warned the county’s actions could cause the city to backslide in its fight against homelessness.

From Los Angeles Times

He has the ear of government and this is the message he is shouting into it: that there should be no backsliding on implementing the newly enacted Employment Rights Act.

From BBC

Even Grand Rapids is at risk of backsliding, and some parts of the city are struggling with too little opportunity and too few strong families.

From The Wall Street Journal

A former adviser to Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh said Tuesday he will run against him in April elections, denouncing "democratic backsliding" in the small but highly strategic Horn of Africa nation.

From Barron's

The landlocked Central Asian country was once seen as the most democratic in the region, but Japarov has been criticised for backsliding since he came to power after a revolution in 2020.

From Barron's