regression

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This regression is usually “incremental and often inconspicuous, spanning years or even decades,” the report’s authors write.

From Slate • Mar. 17, 2026

"We saw total tumor regression and long-term prevention of recurrence, all without seeing any systemic toxicity."

From Science Daily • Mar. 1, 2026

“I think just looking at where his ankle is at, trying to play the long view that you don’t want to have any regression or setbacks,” Roberts said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

In 1975, as a student at Harvard, I wrote the first law review note calling for the use of statistical regression analysis in employment discrimination cases.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

Will we ever come to an end in our understanding of the nature of matter, or is there an infinite regression into more and more fundamental particles?

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan