regressive
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Regressive policies and enforcement procedures are being scaled back in surprising numbers.
From The Guardian • Apr. 13, 2020
The car’s rear door swings open and he’s whisked away to the Psychiatric Center for Research on Regressive Tendencies.
From The Guardian • Jun. 22, 2015
The protagonist embarks on an evening walk and is swiftly arrested and taken to the Psychiatric Center for Research on Regressive Tendencies.
From New York Times • Dec. 19, 2014
Regressive, even, following as it did on the heels of Beyonce’s all-female, girl-power stage show.
From Slate • Feb. 4, 2013
The Regressive Sorites is a train of reasoning in which the major premiss of each epi-syllogism is supported by a pro-syllogism, while the minor is taken for granted.
From Deductive Logic by Stock, St. George William Joseph
Vocabulary lists containing regressive
"The Pedestrian" by Ray Bradbury
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Government and the Economy, Sections 3–5
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State and Local Governments, Sections 5–6
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