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Verb
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Seconds later, Flore backtracked, called the foul on the floor, then backtracked his backtrack and reverted to his initial call.—
CJ Moore,
New York Times,
3 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Although the chapter had been peer reviewed and approved by the Federal Judicial Center, as well as by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, the center retracted the climate chapter in February.—
Abrahm Lustgarten,
ProPublica,
2 May 2026
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Lucas, known for making false confessions, later retracted his claim, and additional evidence ruled him out.—
Ryan Brennan
April 28,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Sid confessed to the police but later recanted, per New York.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
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Hitchcock recanted during his trial and blamed his brother instead.—
Jeffrey Collins,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Backpedaled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backpedaled. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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