Example Sentences

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It appears the leprosy bug is rewinding the developmental clock in the liver.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2022

While most teams are looking to play more like the Rams and adopt Sean McVay’s high-flying style, Baltimore is rewinding to an older strategy: ground-based attacks and a punishing front seven.

From The Guardian • Apr. 18, 2019

And if the New Economy is rewinding, what will become of the economic expansion that had already started grinding down after an unprecedented 10-year run?

From Time Magazine Archive

If a motion command is given which calls for a unit that is rewinding, the command is executed, but the action will not take place until the unit is available.

From Preliminary Specifications: Programmed Data Processor Model Three (PDP-3) October, 1960 by Digital Equipment Corporation