if you back down about dinner again, I'm not going to agree to another date
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The justices kicked the cases challenging the birthright citizenship policy back down to the lower courts, where judges will have to decide how to tailor their orders to comply with the new ruling.—Tim Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2025 Uncertainty ahead The justices kicked the cases challenging the birthright citizenship policy back down to the lower courts, where judges will have to decide how to tailor their orders to comply with the new ruling.—Tim Sullivan, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025 Trump's Homeland Security leadership appears to have no plans to back down.—Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 28 June 2025 Some of his leading supporters, similarly, backed down from some of their recent criticism.—Al Weaver, The Hill, 25 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for back down
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