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Recent Examples of retroactive
With staffing at a 50-year low and systems designed around WEP/GPO calculations, processing millions of retroactive payments isn't just a matter of flipping a switch.
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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Knight’s family has tried working with lawmakers like Democrat Rep. Dianne Hart and former Republican state Sen. Jeff Brandes to change the laws to make the penalties retroactive but those efforts have not borne fruit.
—Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
For larger purchases, take advantage of promotional 0% APR offers, but pay off the balance before the promotional period ends to avoid retroactive interest.
—True Tamplin, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
The recommendation includes the pay increase being retroactive to July 1, 2024.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 15 Jan. 2025
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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Knight’s family has tried working with lawmakers like Democrat Rep. Dianne Hart and former Republican state Sen. Jeff Brandes to change the laws to make the penalties retroactive but those efforts have not borne fruit.
—Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
For larger purchases, take advantage of promotional 0% APR offers, but pay off the balance before the promotional period ends to avoid retroactive interest.
—True Tamplin, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
The recommendation includes the pay increase being retroactive to July 1, 2024.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retroactive
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Comer’s bill would require federal agencies to reduce telework policies to their 2019 levels within 30 days and require them to submit retrospective studies to Congress within 6 months to detail how the hybrid models impacted their work.—
Lauren Irwin,
The Hill,
16 Jan. 2025
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As part of the retrospective, the festival’s closing gala on April 26 at the ICA will be a screening of Has’ The Hourglass Sanatorium (1973).—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
8 Jan. 2025
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Office vacancies in Salt Lake City are decreasing and below the national average, according to data analytic firm Moody's.—
Kim Bojórquez,
Axios,
21 Jan. 2025
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This approach sped its time to market with AI and analytic innovation, but has also helped keep new models in production; blockchain has reduced support issues and model recalls by over 90%.—
Scott Zoldi
Jordan T. Levine,
Harvard Business Review,
20 Jan. 2025
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Guests can indulge in a range of treatments, including bodywork therapy, detoxifying Himalayan salt saunas, invigorating cold plunge therapy and the immersive rain room, where the sounds of a gentle thunderstorm create a meditative escape.—
Caroline Tell,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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According to researchers, Qigong is easy to learn, does not require specific sites or equipment, and can be practiced individually or collectively in various styles, from slow, flowing exercises to still meditative postures.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Jan. 2025
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Underwood recently wore a two-piece metallic gown from Rafik Zaki with a reflective silver bodice and a high-low silver skirt for the Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Gala 2024.—
Ada Tseng,
WWD,
20 Jan. 2025
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What could have been a drab ten-story block surrounded by pavement instead became a low, deep, black-glass blob—reflective in the day, glowing at night—that filled the whole lot, following the curves of medieval streets.—
Ian Parker,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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Japan’s contemplative Teki Cometh, helmed by Yoshida Daihachi, also garnered six nods.—
Patrick Brzeski,
The Hollywood Reporter,
10 Jan. 2025
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Comprising 15 contemplative works, the show explores themes of sacrifice, spirituality, and humanity’s intricate connection to nature, encapsulated by the biblical and mythological symbolism of the lamb.—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
9 Jan. 2025
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The plain, pensive framings are shot through with vectors of power both official and unofficial: pandemic regulations and the administrative tangles around real estate impose one kind of stricture; tradition and ingrained mores provide another.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
29 Jan. 2025
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At the moment, we are congregated in an oval of elderly metal folding chairs and are all sitting congruently in pensive, supplicant postures—with hunched shoulders and elbows on knees, our fingers steepled contemplatively and pressed against our lips.—
Barrett Swanson,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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The policy becomes logical when considering the incubation periods of STDs and how those timelines differ between illnesses.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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In the absence of that, there may be a need for an arbiter, with Igbokwe and Berwick’s boss, Langley, as the logical choice.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Retroactive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retroactive. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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