slide back

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M&S’s food revenue grew 6.6% on year over the 13 weeks to Dec. 27, the company said Thursday, while the fashion, home & beauty business saw sales slide back by 2.5%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

After the warmest start to May on record, the UK is now on a general slide back to what some might think of as typically British bank holiday weather.

From BBC • May 2, 2025

“They do seem to slide back into their old habits.”

From Slate • Apr. 22, 2025

Bump stocks allow a rifle to rapidly slide back and forth as it fires, harnessing the gun’s recoil to create a fast burst of shots.

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2024

Only then did she slide back into her bed, feeling within her the silence of the entire world.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende