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backslide

verb as in go astray

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But with ChatGPT, I backslid into all talking and very little listening, because with AI, you don’t really have to listen with much care, and you can absolutely make everything about you.

Sometimes, as “Back to the Future” cynically implies, it backslides or gets stuck.

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Informed political engagement is reduced, and democratic backsliding is increasingly a reality.

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In power since 2012, the Georgian Dream party has faced accusations of democratic backsliding, drifting towards Russia and derailing Georgia's EU-membership bid, which is enshrined in the country's constitution.

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Georgian Dream has faced accusations of democratic backsliding, drifting towards Russia and derailing Georgia's EU-membership bid enshrined in the country's constitution -- allegations the party rejects.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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