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Recent Examples of retroactive
With staffing at a 50-year low and systems designed around WEP/GPO calculations, processing millions of retroactive payments isn't just a matter of flipping a switch.
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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Knight’s family has tried working with lawmakers like Democrat Rep. Dianne Hart and former Republican state Sen. Jeff Brandes to change the laws to make the penalties retroactive but those efforts have not borne fruit.
—Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
For larger purchases, take advantage of promotional 0% APR offers, but pay off the balance before the promotional period ends to avoid retroactive interest.
—True Tamplin, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
The recommendation includes the pay increase being retroactive to July 1, 2024.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 15 Jan. 2025
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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Knight’s family has tried working with lawmakers like Democrat Rep. Dianne Hart and former Republican state Sen. Jeff Brandes to change the laws to make the penalties retroactive but those efforts have not borne fruit.
—Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
For larger purchases, take advantage of promotional 0% APR offers, but pay off the balance before the promotional period ends to avoid retroactive interest.
—True Tamplin, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
The recommendation includes the pay increase being retroactive to July 1, 2024.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retroactive
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Comer’s bill would require federal agencies to reduce telework policies to their 2019 levels within 30 days and require them to submit retrospective studies to Congress within 6 months to detail how the hybrid models impacted their work.—
Lauren Irwin,
The Hill,
16 Jan. 2025
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As part of the retrospective, the festival’s closing gala on April 26 at the ICA will be a screening of Has’ The Hourglass Sanatorium (1973).—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
8 Jan. 2025
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Thanks to the equipment-specific insights afforded by ML and the sheer analytic capabilities of AI, manufacturers can be more proactive than ever during a peak season rush.—
Bill Rokos,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Asking Scholarly Questions with JSTOR Daily Help students develop analytic and scholarly questioning skills using a quick activity built on JSTOR Daily roundups and syllabi.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
8 Jan. 2025
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Guests can indulge in a range of treatments, including bodywork therapy, detoxifying Himalayan salt saunas, invigorating cold plunge therapy and the immersive rain room, where the sounds of a gentle thunderstorm create a meditative escape.—
Caroline Tell,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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According to researchers, Qigong is easy to learn, does not require specific sites or equipment, and can be practiced individually or collectively in various styles, from slow, flowing exercises to still meditative postures.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Jan. 2025
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Related Articles The tone of the dress featured an icy hue with a reflective quality that mimicked the purple and blue hues of the backdrop behind Ambrosio as cameras flashed.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
31 Jan. 2025
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All seven colors include reflective accents for nighttime visibility.—
Jessica Macdonald,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Jan. 2025
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The performance is thrillingly lived-in — from Peter’s contemplative thought process to the seductive fluidity of his movements.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Jan. 2025
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Image In the interview, conducted five years before his death, Mr. Ben-Gurion offered an unusually raw, contemplative analysis of his life’s work.—
Isabel Kershner,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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The plain, pensive framings are shot through with vectors of power both official and unofficial: pandemic regulations and the administrative tangles around real estate impose one kind of stricture; tradition and ingrained mores provide another.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
29 Jan. 2025
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At the moment, we are congregated in an oval of elderly metal folding chairs and are all sitting congruently in pensive, supplicant postures—with hunched shoulders and elbows on knees, our fingers steepled contemplatively and pressed against our lips.—
Barrett Swanson,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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The policy becomes logical when considering the incubation periods of STDs and how those timelines differ between illnesses.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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In the absence of that, there may be a need for an arbiter, with Igbokwe and Berwick’s boss, Langley, as the logical choice.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Retroactive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retroactive. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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