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Recent Examples of retroactive
That includes sweeping hundreds of millions of dollars out of special taxing districts, borrowing to pay for legal settlements and retroactive pay bumps, and diverting pandemic relief money away from programs and toward payroll instead.
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A.d. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
But lawmakers did not make that change retroactive, to apply to people already inside prison.
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Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
23 June 2026
Some of the new settlements approved recently are retroactive legalizations of tiny outposts, while others are neighborhoods of existing settlements.
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Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
The team put Torres on the 10-day IL, retroactive to June 15.
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CBS News,
18 June 2026
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A.d. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
But lawmakers did not make that change retroactive, to apply to people already inside prison.
—
Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
23 June 2026
Some of the new settlements approved recently are retroactive legalizations of tiny outposts, while others are neighborhoods of existing settlements.
—
Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
The team put Torres on the 10-day IL, retroactive to June 15.
—
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retroactive
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Many are free to the public, and the celebration will continue after the festival with a five-week retrospective screening series.
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The exhibition also included a retrospective display of eight landmark creations released over the brand’s three decades, highlighting the evolution of Roberto Coin's design language.
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Experts suggest this approach, prioritizing analytical thought and protecting attention, is a form of self-care in an increasingly digital world.
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Waymo product management director David Margines told us the company has analytical data covering five cities and more than 220 million fully autonomous miles through the end of March 2026 — the equivalent, the Waymo crew said, of over 250 human lifetimes behind the wheel.
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In our column The Fourth Trimester, Betty Liu writes about the meditative nature of wonton folding.
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Outside, a landscaped terrace with original brickwork features native, medicinal plants and herbs for a true meditative essence.
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Was came from a working-class industrial city, making music reflective of Detroit’s technological upheaval and economic neglect.
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Practically architectural in its precision, her hair is pulled straight back and upwards without a visible part to create a smooth, downright reflective surface from her hairline to the crown.
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At the Signers’ Hall exhibit in Philadelphia’s National Constitution Center, the Dickinson statue is placed apart in a corner, sculpted in a contemplative pose.
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At the Signers' Hall exhibit in Philadelphia's National Constitution Center, the Dickinson statue is placed apart in a corner, sculpted in a contemplative pose.
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John Malkovich looks pensive ahead of his guest appearance in Report on the Blind at the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm, Sweden on June 22.
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For Waititi, the film has lots of comedic parts while retaining the pensive beauty of the original text.
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The business solution provider, on the other hand, acts as the logical custodian of critical processes.
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Those are legitimate concerns, and yet the rebuttals are just as logical.
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But the book’s ruminative watchfulness is unsuccessfully conjugated in this overly sedate play with music, which has the feel of a song cycle, though sung by the fine cast with gorgeous, lonely sorrow.
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Their ruminative hush sets them apart in an era of instant-gratification drops.
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“Retroactive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retroactive. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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