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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a huge backward" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to describe a significant regression or setback, but the phrasing is awkward and unclear.
Example: "The company's decision to cut funding was a huge backward in their progress towards innovation."
Alternatives: "a major setback" or "a significant regression".
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Conservationists said the moves were a huge backward step.
"I think it's a huge backward step," he said.
"To move the photography collection, against the wishes of those who wanted their work preserved and accessible in the north, would be a huge backward step for Bradford.
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"This is a huge step backward.
"We took a huge step backward.
They've taken a huge step backward from where they were.
Blurring the proper distinction between civic and religious life is a huge step backward.
After playing boldly in an 85-76 loss in Game 1, the Heat took a huge step backward.
"It's a huge step backward for the state of Florida," said Deirdre Macnab, the league's president.
"Michigan is going in the right direction, and I think it would be a huge step backward".
"The agreement signed is a huge step backward," Lloyd Axworthy, a former foreign minister from Canada who helped draft statutes for the court, told reporters in Bogotá today.
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