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Recent Examples of backtracked
Seconds later, Flore backtracked, called the foul on the floor, then backtracked his backtrack and reverted to his initial call.
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Cj Moore, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
Cj Moore, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for backtracked
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The testing also showed that after a time, the chromium reverted back to nontoxic form.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Musk is seeking to have Altman removed from the company's board, the company reverted back to a nonprofit, and have millions to be transferred to the charity arm at OpenAI.—
Jacob Rosen,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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The farm retracted those statements five days later, but continued to dispute the cause of the outbreak and contest the agency’s findings.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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One of the few major studies that purported ChatGPT improved learning performance was retracted last month.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
10 June 2026
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That order was revoked the following year by former President Joe Biden.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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The Illinois Department of Public Health has revoked the license of Albany Care psychiatric facility in Evanston, home to about 170 people with mental health and substance abuse issues.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
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But after review, the call was rescinded and Freeman's goal was ruled good.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
20 June 2026
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Dozens of service members at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas have fallen ill with the flu in the weeks since Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth rescinded the vaccine mandate, sources familiar confirmed to CBS News.—
Eleanor Watson,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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The ruling overturned a decision in February by three senior High Court judges who found that despite the group promoting its political cause through some crimes, the scale of activities did not warrant a ban.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 June 2026
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The ruling overturned a February decision by three senior High Court judges who found that, despite the group promoting its political cause through some crimes, the scale of its activities did not warrant a ban.—
Brian Melley,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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“Backtracked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backtracked. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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