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noun

as in withdrawal
an act of moving away especially from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable the civil unrest has led the company to initiate a pullout of its operations in the region

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Recent Examples of pull out
Verb
In December, McMullen's quest to take over Albertsons was blocked by two court orders and Albertsons pulled out of the deal. Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 The two reportedly got into an argument before the suspect pulled out a gun and shot the cookie store owner, sources told WFAA. Paris Goodman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2025
Noun
It’s been four years since the disastrous U.S. pullout from Afghanistan. Brian Bennett, Time, 19 June 2025 The crash was reported around 9:55 p.m. The Santa Cruz man had reportedly been stopped in his Honda Element SUV on the east side of the highway at Sugarloaf Road, where there is a large paved pullout. Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 16 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for pull out
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Verb
  • Neither of these steps will be easy: Hezbollah is under pressure from Lebanese officials and continues to suffer Israeli bombardment, and the new Syrian government, which is consolidating control over its territory, is hostile to Iran and has begun moving closer to Israel.
    MOHAMMAD AYATOLLAHI TABAAR, Foreign Affairs, 8 July 2025
  • As reported by The Athletic, an agreement for the 20-year-old Japan international was reached for £5million ($6.8m, 1billion Japanese yen), which represents a record fee for a player in the J League — the top division of Japanese football — moving overseas.
    Jay Harris, New York Times, 8 July 2025
Verb
  • Of course, the former two had retired whereas the latter had only temporarily withdrawn.
    Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 4 July 2025
  • The traffic receded as Chicago withdrew into the distance behind me on Interstate 90.
    Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 4 July 2025
Noun
  • Hamas has been seeking guarantees that the initial truce would lead to a total end to the war and withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza.
    CBS News, CBS News, 5 July 2025
  • After his withdrawal in Connecticut, Hovland headed home to Norway for a break and to play in his best friend Kevin Wright's tournament, the Wright Invitational at Kragerø Golf & Resort, on June 28.
    Savannah Leigh Richardson, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 July 2025
Verb
  • These hiking physical human augmentation wearables are exiting the Trough of Disillusionment, led by three factors that work in their favor: low price, influencer content, and public demonstrations.
    Borislav "Bobby" Marinov, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • People must exit the terminal by 10 p.m., unless meeting a late-arriving plane.
    Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • And in this story, Superman retreats from the world after being rejected by the public for adhering to an older moral code.
    Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2025
  • The nonsectarian center hosts retreats that range from 3 to 13 nights, for a wide variety of experience levels, with a central focus on Theravadin teachings and bodhicitta (striving to attain enlightenment for the benefit of all sentient beings).
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 9 July 2025
Verb
  • The criminal complaint alleges that she was captured on surveillance footage carrying a black backpack entering the locker room area, appearing to take a photo of the vicinity, and departing without the backpack.
    Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 1 July 2025
  • Over time, many of the drivers of their upside, from George Springer to Carlos Correa to Gerrit Cole to Justin Verlander to Tucker and Bregman, departed.
    Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Verb
  • The high is forecasted to fall back down to the low 80s.
    Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 6 July 2025
  • Paired with the 93,000 gain in the household measure of employment, this meant the unemployment rate fell back to 4.1% – its lowest since the start of the year.
    Fred Imbert, CNBC, 3 July 2025
Verb
  • So much for my hope that Jess would get a promotion!
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 8 July 2025
  • Maybe there's a path for Turner to get there eventually.
    Drew VonScio, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025

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