as in withdraws
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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No one wins when the West withdraws in this manner.—
Aviva Klompas,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025 -
The proposal relies on these forces to handle security as the Israeli military gradually withdraws from Gaza.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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The black softop retracts and returns tightly into place with a lever mechanism on the console.—
James Raia,
Mercury News,
28 Sep. 2025
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Stowaways often get crushed when the landing gear retracts, as there’s not much room; in many aircraft, the space is even smaller than the trunk of a car.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
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She’s also supported revising Japan’s pacifist constitution, particularly Article 9, which renounces war and bans military forces.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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Pakistan’s military denies the charges and points to attacks in Pakistan by ISIS-K, or Islamic State Khorasan, the regional affiliate of the Islamic State group active in the neighbors.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
15 Oct. 2025
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The teen's lawyer Aaron Washington-Childs denies the charges.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
14 Oct. 2025
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The assessment contradicts Western conventional wisdom that Moscow has approached the conflict more as a meat grinder than with strategic nous.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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The plan also contradicts the Prime Minister’s frequent claims that the Palestinian Authority will have no role in a postwar Gaza.—
Ruth Margalit,
New Yorker,
4 Oct. 2025
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