regressive
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Another issue with the tax break is that it’s considered regressive by some experts, meaning it mostly benefits those with higher incomes.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
The reliance on sales taxes—10.55% in Seattle—is deeply regressive.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
Captive in bucolic panopticons, their lives are at once aesthetically alluring, depressingly regressive and anthropologically fascinating.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
As women increasingly assert their right to choose their partners, Srivastava adds, they often encounter resistance from what she describes as "a deeply regressive social system".
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026
He was cold, and he tried, with the regressive sense, to feel himself in that old, warm nest.
From Foes by Johnston, Mary
Vocabulary lists containing regressive
"The Pedestrian" by Ray Bradbury
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Government and the Economy, Sections 3–5
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State and Local Governments, Sections 5–6
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