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The testing also showed that after a time, the chromium reverted back to nontoxic form.
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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.
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One of his Greenlandic colleagues offered his own thoughts, then similarly retracted, lest his assertions affect Greenland’s new position of leverage.
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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.
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When employees change roles or leave, access is revoked promptly and consistently.
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Last year, the festival revoked the Creative Data Lions Grand Prix winner, Efficient Way to Pay, after it was revealed that the campaign used AI to manipulate the ad’s case study video.
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While the policy was voluntarily rescinded in 2021 after a surge of migrants had overwhelmed border crossings, the government now has the ability to reinstate it if necessary.
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The practice of limiting the number of people who can claim asylum was rescinded by the Biden administration.
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In Tennessee, a pickup truck carrying about 1 million bees overturned near Knoxville in April, unleashing a swarm that blanketed the crash scene.
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The justices, by a 6-3 vote, granted an appeal from New York prosecutors who had urged them to undo a federal appeals court decision that overturned the verdict.
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“Backtracked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backtracked. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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