slide back

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Many economists expect to see a pullback in the official manufacturing and nonmanufacturing PMIs for April, with some projecting a slide back below the 50-level separating activity and expansion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

“They do seem to slide back into their old habits.”

From Slate • Apr. 22, 2025

Bump stocks allow a rifle to rapidly slide back and forth as it fires, harnessing the gun’s recoil to create a fast burst of shots.

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2024

"As you climb, you go up two and slide back one. But it's worth it - they're absolutely beautiful from the top," he says.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2024

For a moment his face, pale and watchful as a ghost’s, would be caught in the headlights and then, very gradually, it would slide back into the dark.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt