retroactive
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And because smart capital always flees uncertainty, open-ended, retroactive liability would chill investment, deterring the gas plant and the battery factory alike.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
But the fund was not retroactive, and some people who suffered losses before its creation are still waiting to be paid.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
“Because we focus so much on the kind of retroactive or reactionary human caseload, we miss the opportunity to control the vector and to understand more about the vector,” LaDeau said.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
The Tax Foundation, a nonprofit, however, notes that legal challenges to the Jan. 1, retroactive date of the tax could succeed.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
“That suit is so beautiful. It’s so retroactive. It’s so retroactive that it’s radioactive!”
From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie
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