backslide
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Bass, in turn, warned the county’s actions could cause the city to backslide in its fight against homelessness.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026
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
Over the past decade, Sweida had largely isolated itself from Syria’s uprising turned-conflict although it witnessed sporadic protests decrying corruption and the country’s economic backslide.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 28, 2023
Every year teachers and parents observe how summer vacations lead some children’s academic progress to backslide.
From Scientific American • Jun. 29, 2023
"Perhaps you are right, for you're cert'nly a better dove than you were a man, and if you should ever backslide, an' feel wicked again, you couldn't do much harm as a gray dove."
From The Lost Princess of Oz by Neill, John R. (John Rea)
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