rollback
Americannoun
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an act or instance of rolling back.
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a return to a lower level of prices, wages, etc., as by government order.
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a pulling back or withdrawal.
a rollback of attack forces.
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Etymology
Origin of rollback
First recorded in 1935–40; noun use of verb phrase roll back
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In California, the rollback could pave the way for more farming, mining, logging and drilling in areas that were once forbidden due to the potential for wildlife habitat destruction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
Dow Agrosciences case showed the court carving a limitation in the rollback for FIFRA, the same statute at play in Monsanto.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
“A few years after I moved in, Pinnacle, run by a rich real estate manipulator, bought the building and immediately enacted a rollback — not on stabilized rents, but on maintenance,” the tenant said.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026
UPS’s eagerness to expand the business stands in contrast to its rollback of package delivery for some e-commerce companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
Zuckerberg used a three-hour January 2025 appearance on Joe Rogan's podcast to defend Meta's rollback of content moderation.
From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026
The economists note that adjustments to retail fuel prices will now be more managed, given government regulation enforcing minimum amounts of rollbacks in fuel prices across all oil companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
The move has been accompanied by some rollbacks of post-coup curbs and prisoner amnesties, which analysts have likewise dismissed as lip-service measures to launder the leadership's reputation.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
She cautioned against expecting more tariff rollbacks and emphasized that fresh sector-specific tariffs could hit soon as related investigations are finishing up.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 12, 2025
Caregivers could also be affected by rollbacks to Temporary Protected Status or future changes to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, both of which shield certain immigrants from deportation, experts said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2025
And now, the continuous rollbacks in surveillance and policies to stop the spread of COVID-19 continue to put workers in vulnerable positions.
From Salon ● Feb. 15, 2024
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