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if you back down about dinner again, I'm not going to agree to another date
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Still, Trump’s words drove oil prices back down to roughly $80 per barrel and allowed American stocks to rally before the markets closed.
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Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 11 Mar. 2026
Though that mission is primarily a technology demonstrator, Delphi will carry a number of payloads up (and back down to Earth).
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 10 Mar. 2026
The midterms may hinge on affordability Democrats are making affordability the central plank of their pitch to voters in November, arguing that Trump has failed in his campaign promise to bring prices back down despite Republican control of Congress.
—Jonathan J. Cooper, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Hold for a few seconds, and then lower back down with control.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 9 Mar. 2026
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Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 11 Mar. 2026
Though that mission is primarily a technology demonstrator, Delphi will carry a number of payloads up (and back down to Earth).
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 10 Mar. 2026
The midterms may hinge on affordability Democrats are making affordability the central plank of their pitch to voters in November, arguing that Trump has failed in his campaign promise to bring prices back down despite Republican control of Congress.
—Jonathan J. Cooper, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Hold for a few seconds, and then lower back down with control.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 9 Mar. 2026
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“Back down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20down. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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