as in backed out
to break a promise or agreement
don't cop out on your promise to pay for the damage
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On Thursday, in a unanimous vote, the Kansas City City Council voted to do away with the 130-foot height restriction on the parcel where a new Nordstrom department store had once been planned, before the company backed out in 2022.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
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Quintana said some organizations and companies backed out of sponsorships or being part of the march this year.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Sep. 2025
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Still, Allen-Green’s group backed off and began formulating other plans without any closures.—
Mila Koumpilova,
ProPublica,
9 Sep. 2025
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This action plan backed off significantly from that position.—
Alana Semuels,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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Sweeney has yet to address the drama herself, but American Eagle has not backed down.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Sep. 2025
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While the city has backed down from its request for a consultant, an audit will cost about $15,000 — money the city is not providing but the organization is willing to foot, Pinion said.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Aug. 2025
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Townshend recalled performing in Chicago at a small club turned roller rink called the Kinetic Playground, 1969 performances with a particularly special opening act.—
Jim Ryan,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Sanders denies his company made tianeptine products, though another former employee also claims in court documents that Shaman Botanicals sold tianeptine, and FDA reports reviewed by The Star list Shaman Botanicals as a distributor of a tianeptine product that was later recalled.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Copped out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copped%20out. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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