Example Sentences

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The explanation is not that Google has been backsliding on its privacy practices.

From Slate • Jul. 6, 2018

“The situation has been backsliding since 2014,” the report said.

From Washington Times • Oct. 28, 2015

Such talk stunned the stock market, which has been backsliding for a month.

From Time Magazine Archive