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if you back down about dinner again, I'm not going to agree to another date
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He oozes confidence, doesn’t back down and showed last season that the game wasn’t too big for him.
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Stan Son, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
The White House backed down, but Nixon’s directive had been recorded.
—Douglas M. Charles, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
Kimmel is once again on the air throughout the country now that rebellious affiliate owners Nexstar and Sinclair have backed down and agreed to resume airing his ABC late-night show after a weeklong standoff.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
What the White House is saying The White House is not backing down from the message that Democrats are to blame.
—Franco Ordoñez, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
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Stan Son, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
The White House backed down, but Nixon’s directive had been recorded.
—Douglas M. Charles, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
Kimmel is once again on the air throughout the country now that rebellious affiliate owners Nexstar and Sinclair have backed down and agreed to resume airing his ABC late-night show after a weeklong standoff.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
What the White House is saying The White House is not backing down from the message that Democrats are to blame.
—Franco Ordoñez, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Back down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20down. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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