: the act or an instance of rolling back
a government-ordered rollback of gasoline prices
rolled back; rolling back; rolls back
1
: to reduce (something, such as a commodity price) to or toward a previous level on a national scale
2
: to cause to retreat or withdraw : push back
3
: rescind
attempted to roll back antipollution standards
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Noun
a government-ordered rollback of gasoline prices
a rollback in environmental regulations
a rollback of previous wage concessions
Verb
lobbyists for the industry pressured the legislators to roll back the new automotive safety standards
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Lisa Mascaro and Farnoush Amiri, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
At the federal level, a new farm bill being drafted in Congress — an extensive piece of legislation that sets agricultural and conservation policy nationwide — could address regulatory rollbacks from the executive and judicial branches.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 9 Dec. 2024
Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
Policy changes will be in effect under the new leadership as Elon Musk stated his intention to roll back remote policies for federal employees.
—Gene Marks, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The incoming president is working to put his team in place for an ambitious agenda of mass immigrant deportations, firing federal workers and rollbacks of U.S. support for Ukraine and NATO allies.
—Lisa Mascaro and Farnoush Amiri, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
At the federal level, a new farm bill being drafted in Congress — an extensive piece of legislation that sets agricultural and conservation policy nationwide — could address regulatory rollbacks from the executive and judicial branches.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 9 Dec. 2024
Verb
President Trump, listening to concerns over limiting energy development, then rolled back their size, while adding a previously unprotected portion to Bears Ears.
—Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
Policy changes will be in effect under the new leadership as Elon Musk stated his intention to roll back remote policies for federal employees.
—Gene Marks, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Rollback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rollback. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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