as in to back down
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Twice per day, on the way up and back down, Kosmos 2589 briefly passes near a large number of US government and commercial satellites in more conventional geosynchronous orbits but then quickly departs the vicinity.—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
11 July 2025 -
Beauty is not backing down from its inclusive positioning. E.l.f.—
Emma Sandler,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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The viral video, which has accumulated nearly 90 million views on TikTok, shows a man and woman cuddling before quickly pulling away and hiding their faces during a Kiss Cam segment at a Coldplay concert in Foxborough, Massachusetts.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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Another shot back was Matt Fitzpatrick, who was tied with Scheffler through six holes and couldn’t stay with him when the No. 1 player began to pull away.—
Doug Ferguson,
Chicago Tribune,
19 July 2025
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