backsliding
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They also stressed that they and their allies were working hard to prevent such backsliding.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2026
Even Grand Rapids is at risk of backsliding, and some parts of the city are struggling with too little opportunity and too few strong families.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
A former adviser to Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh said Tuesday he will run against him in April elections, denouncing "democratic backsliding" in the small but highly strategic Horn of Africa nation.
From Barron's ● Dec. 16, 2025
This backsliding flies in the face of how much progress has been made to stop people from dying needlessly.
From Salon ● Nov. 19, 2025
Brother Fowles had been in Kilanga six years, which really when you think about it is long enough for about any kind of backsliding you could name.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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