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Adjective
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There had also been suspicions Toth had been unfaithful to the mother-in-law.—
Silas Morgan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2026 -
Struggling to retain custody of her three-year-old son after leaving her unfaithful husband, Naru is convinced that no good men exist in her country — until a career opportunity offered by Qodrat, the station’s most influential journalist, forces her to reconsider.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
18 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Why addiction doesn’t end after withdrawal Addiction is a chronic, occasionally relapsing condition.—
Emma Fenske,
The Conversation,
12 Feb. 2026
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Research suggests that going off the drugs earlier than this can increase the odds of relapsing.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Rabbi Andrew Schultz, executive director of the Community Alliance for Jewish Affiliated Cemeteries, said this option does not align with Jewish burial traditions, though many secular Jews inquire about alternate practices.—
Hannah Kliger,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Judging by her writings, Raha belonged to a milieu in Tehran where the arts are a secular religion.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
6 Feb. 2026
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Senators are still far apart on a bipartisan immigration compromise that could stop government funding from partially lapsing Friday night.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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The Urban Institute estimates nearly 5 million people will ultimately drop their health coverage in 2026 and be uninsured due to lapsing subsidies.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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His father, who believes Sammie's music to be sinful, orders him to drop the guitar, but Sammie can't do it.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Jan. 2026
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Gettin’ sinful all of a sudden.—
David Searcy,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Spoelstra’s latest challenge to Ware came in mid-January, calling him out for regressing after his strong November stretch.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
31 Jan. 2026
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Vrabel, who played in four Super Bowls for the Patriots as a linebacker, overhauled a group that was regressing in coach Bill Belichick's final year and worsened in Jerod Mayo's lone season.—
Jeff Howe,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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Contingency plans are in place should the security situation deteriorate, which may necessitate reverting individual sailings or the wider structural change of the service back to the Cape of Good Hope route, Maersk said.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Feb. 2026
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That’s a step in the right direction for a generation that is reverting back to a desire to meet in real life.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
20 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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There are worldly couples, and then there’s Noha Olivia Fahmy and Syed Saif Ul Mujahid.—
Kaitlin Menza,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Feb. 2026
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Kitty, whose worldly possessions fit into two plastic bags, is seen repeatedly in the same clothes, and bourgeois hostility to her presence in Beth’s middle-class neighborhood compounds her feelings of worthlessness.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Backsliding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backsliding. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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