Word: backslid
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...rocketed to 129.45 by Thursday in New York. Against the West German currency, the greenback jumped from a record low of 1.56 marks on Monday to a week's high of 1.65. But no one could say whether the dollar's comeback could endure. The fragile currency backslid somewhat against the yen and mark on Friday in reaction to estimates that the U.S. budget deficit would balloon once again in fiscal...