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if you back down about dinner again, I'm not going to agree to another date
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Then, when a wildfire comes through and natives begin to regrow, they’re chomped back down, creating a vicious cycle.
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Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
The only scenario that makes logical sense would be the Leafs spiraling all the way to fourth- or fifth-last overall, then getting bumped back down to the sixth pick in the lottery and handing that pick to a division rival, who would, of course, use it to draft their next franchise player.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
The weekend could cool back down, especially in central Wisconsin, with temperatures feeling closer to zero.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 1 Feb. 2026
Slowly lower back down to the plank position.
—Rikkilynn Shields Hannigan, Health, 31 Jan. 2026
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Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
The only scenario that makes logical sense would be the Leafs spiraling all the way to fourth- or fifth-last overall, then getting bumped back down to the sixth pick in the lottery and handing that pick to a division rival, who would, of course, use it to draft their next franchise player.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
The weekend could cool back down, especially in central Wisconsin, with temperatures feeling closer to zero.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 1 Feb. 2026
Slowly lower back down to the plank position.
—Rikkilynn Shields Hannigan, Health, 31 Jan. 2026
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“Back down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20down. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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