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Recent Examples of Synonyms for begging off
taking back
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The Chapter 11 filing and Saks’ bankruptcy stay shouldn’t prevent the landlord from taking back the two locations because the leases were terminated shortly before the retailer sought court protection, Simon said.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026 -
With that in mind, Democrats should still be optimistic about taking back the House, even short of a landslide.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Begging off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/begging%20off. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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