retroactive
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After more than five weeks of working without pay due to a funding impasse, most TSA employees received two, full retroactive paychecks on Monday, according to union officials and a Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
The state was the first in the nation to pass legislation allowing such retroactive cancellations.
From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026
Attorney David Lesperance says he has helped four wealthy clients to leave California already, anticipating the tax could be retroactive to Dec. 31, 2025.
From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026
In this case, the trust should bear costs incurred to generate rental income for your mother’s care, with any advance by one beneficiary treated explicitly as a reimbursable expense rather than a retroactive price reduction.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 19, 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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