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Fu ture productions which fail to measure up to its stiff standards of achievement may be considered to have retrograded.

From Time Magazine Archive

I suppose the men have retrograded since armour went out of fashion; they had to be big and strong then to carry so much hardware.

From A Woman Intervenes by Barr, Robert

We shall discover, in a word, whether we have advanced, in dependence upon the Spirit of God and in recognition of our responsibilities, or whether we have retrograded through self-trust and indifference.

From Presbyterian Worship Its Spirit, Method and History by Johnston, Robert

Many species have remained stable for millions of years; many have retrograded and deteriorated.

From The Evolution of Man Scientifically Disproved In 50 Arguments by Williams, William A. (William Asbury)

So far from further broadening that broader view which Mr. Darwin reached as he grew older, his followers appear to have retrograded towards a more restricted view than he ever expressed.

From Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I by Spencer, Herbert