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backslide

[bak-slahyd] / ˈbækˌslaɪd /


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How did public health backslide so hard that it undid decades of progress—and is there any hope we can get back on track?

From Slate • Jul. 11, 2025

And that does feel like a bit of a backslide because of the constriction of this industry right now.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2024

Sometimes you have to backslide a bit for people to know what they just lost.

From Seattle Times • May 21, 2024

Every year teachers and parents observe how summer vacations lead some children’s academic progress to backslide.

From Scientific American • Jun. 29, 2023

They are the people who backslide so often, who repent so thoroughly, and who flourish like green bay trees spiritually when they flourish at all.

From A Circuit Rider's Wife by Harris, Corra




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