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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a slide back" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a regression or a return to a previous state, often in contexts related to progress or development.
Example: "After several months of improvement, the team experienced a slide back in their performance metrics."
Alternatives: "a setback" or "a regression".
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Libyans and international actors must act now to stave off a slide back into civil war.
The inevitable consequence is a slide back into all-out war.
International outlets have largely portrayed Egypt's current predicament as a slide back to authoritarianism.
Following the Farrow split in 1992, a slide back towards stereotype.
But if Tiffany's experience is anything to go by, there's little fear of a slide back into the economic abyss.
Opposition leaders said such inflated figures were yet another step in a slide back toward one-party rule.
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The yurt has a double bed, two futon beds, thick rugs and a slide-back roof for stargazing; the double-glazed chalet has one double bedroom plus two single sofa beds in the lounge and a fully equipped kitchen.
Its chief economist, Chris WIlliamson, said the data shows that the British economy faces "a renewed slide back into contraction" having grown by a punchy 1% in the last quarter.
A day that was supposed to have marked a tentative first step toward peace between Israelis and Palestinians instead signaled a precipitous slide back into full-on warfare.
It was Yogi, remember, who hit the grounder to Rocky Nelson that forced Mickey Mantle into an absurd slide back to first to avoiding a game-ending double play.
Each day is a chance, an opportunity to move forward and keep breathing, or a chance to slide back and bury yourself in the days that have passed.
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