as in returns
to go back to a previous and usually lower state or level
the quality of research at the university lab has begun to retrogress since the massive budget cuts went into effect
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In this simian spin on the slasher movie, college kid Lucy (Johnny Sequoyah) returns home to Hawaii for a visit with family and Ben, a super-smart chimp and her late mom's research project.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026 -
That weather returns from April 18 through April 23, followed by a brief period of isolated showers with continued warmth from April 24 to April 25.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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But Indiana's growth is projected to slow significantly in the coming decades as natural increase — births outnumbering deaths — gradually reverts into natural decrease.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
31 Mar. 2026
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The Tuesday announcement also reverts the organization of the office to focus on external IT coordination, instead of also overseeing Health and Human Services’ internal use of technology.—
Brittany Trang,
STAT,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Retrogresses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrogresses. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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