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regress

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


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

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

Not that stars tell us much: A Journal study in 2017 showed that five-star funds often regress to being just average after winning the accolade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 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

Rachel Slaughter said her son will only receive six months of therapy this year and fears he will "regress" as a result.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025

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




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