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if you back down about dinner again, I'm not going to agree to another date
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Feel your glutes contract at the top, and slowly lower your knee back down with control.
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Jakob Roze, Health, 31 July 2025
When your arms are straight out to your sides, hold for a couple of seconds, then lower back down.
—Aubrey Bailey, Verywell Health, 30 July 2025
His struggles followed in May before Boston sent him back down to Triple-A Worcester in June.
—Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
The Giants’ acquisition of a starter ahead of the deadline could bump Whisenhunt back down to Sacramento after the deadline, but the front office has yet to make their move.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 29 July 2025
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Jakob Roze, Health, 31 July 2025
When your arms are straight out to your sides, hold for a couple of seconds, then lower back down.
—Aubrey Bailey, Verywell Health, 30 July 2025
His struggles followed in May before Boston sent him back down to Triple-A Worcester in June.
—Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
The Giants’ acquisition of a starter ahead of the deadline could bump Whisenhunt back down to Sacramento after the deadline, but the front office has yet to make their move.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 29 July 2025
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“Back down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20down. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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