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regression(back, return, slow, backward)
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recession(drop, back, return, decrease)
22
retrogression(back, return, slow, backward)
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regress(back, return, slow, backward)
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relapse(back, return, slow, backward)
20
reversion(back, return, slow, backward)
18
throwback(back, return, slow, backward)
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backsliding(back, return, slow, backward)
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retrogradation(back, return, slow, backward)
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setback(back, return, slow, backward)
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return(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
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decline(back, decrease, slow, backward)
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retreat(drop, decrease, wane, recession)
6
restoration(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
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ebb(drop, decline, decrease, retreat)
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retirement(recession, regression)
3
wane(drop, decrease, retreat, ebb)
2
backing
2
degeneration(drop, decrease, retreat, wane)
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depreciation(drop, decrease, retreat, wane)
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