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as in reverted
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as in backpedaled
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The rest of the patch notes include a ton of AI changes, some balance changes for the hardcore wipe, which is still proving controversial despite a lot of the most egregious changes being reverted already, and a big list of bug fixes.—
Mike Stubbs,
Forbes.com,
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Some realized remote was the way to go, while others reverted and pushed workers back to offices.—
Toni Ann Careccio-Pisano,
Forbes,
16 Dec. 2024
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After his asylum was revoked in June, the federal government accused Soliman of having ties to terrorist groups.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Sep. 2025
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The decision came a day after Washington revoked Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's authorization to ship key chipmaking equipment and technology to its manufacturing plant in China, the latest move to curb Beijing's semiconductor advances.—
Evelyn Cheng,Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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On August 4, the situation culminated when the National Assembly officially retracted feudal rights.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
27 Aug. 2025
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Even with the soft-top retracted, the Cabrio has a beautifully chic side profile.—
Peter Nelson,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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She will be suspended for the Sky's next game unless it is rescinded.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Schnabel’s comments come on the heels of a pro-Palestinian group requesting that invitations for Israeli star Gal Gadot and Gerard Butler be rescinded from the festival.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
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At least 15 people were killed when a world-famous funicular railcar derailed and overturned in Lisbon, Portugal, on Wednesday.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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Jones remained on Ohio's death row for decades, exhausting most of his appeals, until Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Wende Cross overturned his murder conviction, freed him from prison and granted him a new trial two years ago.—
Dan Horn,
The Enquirer,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Backtracked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backtracked. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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