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regress

[ri-gres, ree-gres] / rɪˈgrɛs, ˈri grɛs /


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Chicago went 7-4 in one-score games last year, and teams that lean on that kind of good fortune tend to regress the following season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

"Its the perfect time" for South Korea to leverage its strategic advantage and make investments as "the AI boom might die down" and demand could regress, he told AFP.

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026

Instead, the cells appeared to regress into a more juvenile form.

From Science Daily ● May 27, 2026

Mississippi’s fourth-graders will again regress toward the mean.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 8, 2026

“We must leave. Now. I should warn you that my mother may return momentarily. If I see her again. I'll regress horribly. We must dash.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

The musical trio regresses into that awkwardness of knowing they’ve shared a special moment, but there isn’t much left to say to each other besides so long and good luck.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2025

The confusion, the worry, the frustration of being the father of a child who grows and learns and then, suddenly, regresses.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 23, 2021

As the movie’s biggest name, Vaughn regresses to his second-rate deadpan comedy roles of old, forcing his way through a comedically constipated performance.

From New York Times ● Aug. 27, 2020

Beneath the myriad patinas of culture, there is a fixed human nature that neither improves nor regresses.

From Washington Post ● May 30, 2019

The pleasurable feeling-tone which normally belongs to ministering to others, regresses in the nervous invalid to the infantile satisfaction of being ministered unto.

From Outwitting Our Nerves A Primer of Psychotherapy by Josephine A. Jackson

On the contrary, this return to “A Different World” simultaneously reminds us of how far TV has regressed since the late ‘80s and early ‘90s.

From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026

However, why England's 2025 progress stalled so dramatically, and why the team regressed so alarmingly, is still unexplained, in public at least.

From BBC ● May 5, 2026

The study, which analyzed 109 of the top English-language theatrical film releases of 2025, found that racially diverse and gender diverse representation regressed despite reaching highs in previous years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026

But at Dilley, she regressed behaviorally, wetting herself after years without accidents and begging to breastfeed again despite being 6 years old.

From Slate ● Feb. 3, 2026

You've probably regressed completely by now, living in that substandard old house with only your mother for company.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

His infield versatility is a plus and he put together three consecutive strong offensive seasons before regressing in 2025 to a .622 OPS.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2025

Greyson was meeting all his milestones and speaking normally until age 2, when he started regressing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2025

However, despite acknowledging successes and changes, Welsh women have raised concerns that equality is regressing.

From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2025

But Kidman isn’t debasing herself or regressing just for the sick sight of it all.

From Salon ● Dec. 23, 2024

“Barb” is what I was called as a child, and still am by my siblings, and I sense that at some level I’m regressing.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich




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