“Limestone deposition will then result by retrogradation from the adjoining shelf during continuous transgression.”

“Moreover, the distance that the planet travels between one retrogradation and the next is quite variable.”

“Starch retrogradation, the cause of ordinary texture staling of the crumb, can be slowed by the addition of certain compounds to the dough.”

“The country's political unrest resulted in a retrogression, as it regressed back to a time of authoritative rule and suppression of basic rights.”

“The prolonged economic stagnation led to a retrogression, as the country reverted to levels of poverty not seen in decades.”

“Our epoch is characterized by startling advances on the one hand and conditions of extreme socioeconomic retrogression and distress on the other.”

“As a consequence, for several decades now, the only students being taught this old style are the retrogrades, the people who are holding out in some way.”

“For forty days at a time, Venus reverses direction as seen against the stars, so that it retrogrades over the same part of the zodiac every eight years.”