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you'd better not back off on your promise to do all the planning for the big dance
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The Boston Celtics also retreated with their interest, while the Timberwolves, after showing a willingness to offer two second-round picks for Ellis, backed off as their Giannis Antetokounmpo pursuit ramped up and became the priority.
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Sam Amick, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Reduce policy uncertainty, back off the tariffs, stop changing the rules, address the supply side and pay more attention to why wages have stalled out.
—Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2026
But the president backed off after appeals from San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie and tech executives, including Marc Benioff, the Salesforce CEO whose family name is attached to the Oakland children’s hospital.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
Healthy cells that still have their MGMT gene intact will simply pluck the methyl group back off.
—Isabella Backman, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
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Sam Amick, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Reduce policy uncertainty, back off the tariffs, stop changing the rules, address the supply side and pay more attention to why wages have stalled out.
—Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2026
But the president backed off after appeals from San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie and tech executives, including Marc Benioff, the Salesforce CEO whose family name is attached to the Oakland children’s hospital.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
Healthy cells that still have their MGMT gene intact will simply pluck the methyl group back off.
—Isabella Backman, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Back off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20off. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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