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Israel was reluctant to agree to a UN mandate for the international force but backed down under US pressure, according to a senior Israeli official.—
Eugenia Yosef,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025 -
And more than anything, more than the animosity between the programs, more than the College Football Playoff impact, more than Notre Dame puffing its chest out as USC backed down, that familiarity was the real higher power at work.—
Pete Sampson,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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Adams, a Democrat, dropped his independent campaign in late September after having previously bowed out of the Democratic primary, which Mamdani won.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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And Campbell, who bowed out of the sixth installment, is back as well as the screenplay focuses on the story of Sidney Prescott.—
Kelli Skye Fadroski,
Oc Register,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Climbed down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/climbed%20down. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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