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Also inexplicable is the movie’s setting circa the dawn of COVID, where masks and quarantine come into play — though for many out there, that was surely a time when relapses were around the bend, the temptation of a bender without judgment and out of view very easily had.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
17 May 2026 -
Her therapist’s harm-reduction tactics helped at times, but the relapses kept coming.—
Lev Facher,
STAT,
14 May 2026
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Despite tallying just one win since 2016, McGregor has remained the promotion’s most popular star, and his regularly teased returns have captivated the sport’s storylines.—
Mark Puleo,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Retirees and their advisers can update spending targets every year, based on life changes, investment returns, inflation and other factors.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
17 May 2026
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Watch for and prune out any reversions, which are individual shoots lacking variegation.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
8 Feb. 2026
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But there are a wide range of both broken skills and weapons (go try out Sturm), and some promised updates or nerf reversions don’t seem to have happened at all.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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In a May 14 vote, the Senate resoundingly approved a measure to temporarily pause members' own salaries when funding for one or more agencies lapses because of congressional inaction.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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Card policy is supposed to be enforced by the city finance director and lapses are to be punished by cancelation of card access.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2026
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The engineering team that was building new features is now fighting regressions.—
Alberto Gimeno,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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The new drug will not reverse regressions that have already occurred.—
Elizabeth Chuck,
NBC news,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Atavisms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atavisms. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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