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roll back

Idioms  
  1. Decrease, cut back, or reduce, especially prices, as in Unless they roll back oil prices, this summer's tourist traffic will be half of last year's. [c. 1940]


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"We've got to make sure this village has a future and is able to roll back and continue to be," he said.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

That built on the strong 87,800 rise in employment in May and continued to roll back the sharp drop in job numbers early in 2026.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

What’s more, if the Mag 7 can roll back the years and start having a positive impact on the Dow, it could even reach 53,000 before the World Cup is over.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

For her, Juneteenth is an opportunity to rally others to resist efforts to roll back their freedoms.

From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2026

She pulled some seat belt out and then let it roll back in.

From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson

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