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Definition of pullback
: a pulling back; especially : an orderly withdrawal of troops from a position or area
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Examples of pullback in a Sentence
a pullback in consumer spending
the pullback was necessary so that the commanders could reorganize their units and reassess the situation
Recent Examples of pullback from the Web
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One reason: a report on Thursday by the U.S. Energy Information Administration that drilling activity in the United States dropped by two rigs — the first pullback since January.
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Stronger growth outside the U.S. and some pullback in the dollar should help exports.
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Veteran analyst Robert Buckland has said the pullback in stocks like technology in June doesn’t mean the party is over for some of this year’s best stock picks.
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A broad pullback in U.S. stocks sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 to their biggest daily declines in more than a month on Tuesday.
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The company’s pullback is symptomatic of the instability many insurers are facing when dealing with ObamaCare markets.
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A mere five stocks -- Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Alphabet Inc., Facebook Inc., and Amazon.com Inc. -- account for roughly three-quarters of the recent pullback in the broader tech-heavy index.
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The trick is to be patient and not get rattled by occasional pullbacks.
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President Donald Trump’s pullback from a global climate pact could accelerate China’s unlikely ascent toward leadership in stemming global warming and promoting green technology, and on global matters far removed from the environment.
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First Known Use of pullback
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PULLBACK Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of pullback for English Language Learners
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: an act of removing military troops from a position or an area
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: an act of doing less or becoming less involved in something
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