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The Stärke’s Gen 2 retains all of this, down to the parking sensors and power-retracting soft top.—
Peter Nelson,
Robb Report,
27 May 2026 -
Eveningside’s smaller arms holding on to the chains while Morningside’s longer arms propelled them, her fists and excess joints braced against the ground; their span lengthening, extending and retracting in the girls’ to and fro.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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But in 1999, the four men were arrested, with Springsteen and Scott confessing and later recanting, according to the AP.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Campbell also dismissed the third eyewitness recanting her testimony, saying there's no evidence of tampering during the trial.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Backpedaling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backpedaling. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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