as in to withdraw
to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to)
I take back what I said about her: she's not the fool I thought she was
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The Kremlin insisted that to reach a peace deal, Kyiv must withdraw its troops from the areas in the east that Russia illegally annexed but never fully captured.—
KAMILA HRABCHUK,
Arkansas Online,
24 Jan. 2026 -
Back in June 2025, Baldoni’s team withdrew their bid to subpoena Swift, and instead successfully petitioned for access to said text exchanges.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
23 Jan. 2026
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Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa never renounced his allegiance to Al Qaeda and has ordered horrific attacks on Syrian Kurds, Druse and Bedouins to consolidate his power.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2026
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The Front Page Highlights The president used a keynote speech at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland to renounce the last vestiges of the liberal democratic order.—
Peter S. Goodman Katie Glueck Apoorva Mandavilli Michael Thomsen,
New York Times,
25 Jan. 2026
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This too has also recently been redesigned, with a palette of greens and corals, as well as a sunroof that can be retracted on beautiful days.—
Matt Ortile,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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The standards for allowing a defendant to retract a guilty plea in federal court are high.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
16 Jan. 2026
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Protestors who were not arrested denied that any vandalism took place.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Jan. 2026
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McGillivray typically finds success in the paint with mid-range jumpers, but the Oaks Christian defense denied her for most of the game.—
Dan Rios,
Daily News,
24 Jan. 2026
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The footage contradicts the federal government’s account of the fatal shooting.—
Ernesto Londoño Catie Edmondson Ashley Wu Peter Baker,
New York Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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Some of the claims by Bovino and other officials were contradicted by witnesses and video from the scene.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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But the current state school aid budget repealed that option.—
Terell Bailey,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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That anger among homeowners may have gone from a boil to simmer, but there are still discussions of a ballot measure to repeal the trash fee.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Take back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take%20back. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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