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regress

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


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"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

Yet if these growth rates regress to the mean, as they have in the past, value stocks are quite likely to outperform growth stocks over the next several years.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 30, 2026

On the night of the sleepover, she and Shanti regress easily to twelve-year-old behavior.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins

Maybe Allen regresses in the event offensive coordinator Brian Daboll becomes a head coach elsewhere, Belichick fixes his defense on the fly and the Patriots close the gap in the AFC East.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 17, 2022

That can make you comfortable sticking around even if performance regresses.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 8, 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

A renowned gynecologist falls in love with a golf pro, as his wife regresses into childishness and his daughter prepares for her wedding.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2020

Without radioactivity to maintain it, the disease seems to be arrested immediately, and if the tissue damage has not gone too far, the tumor regresses and eventually disappears.

From The Star Lord by Boyd Ellanby

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

Reviewing the data on Algernon: although he is still in his physical youth, he has regressed mentally.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes

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

Moving back with her parents had felt "weird" as she had moved into her childhood room, and meant she was in danger of regressing to teenage ways.

From BBC ● Jan. 10, 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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