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Recent polls have found that more than 70% of the public oppose data centers near them, forcing governors and candidates who had previously embraced AI to backtrack on the issue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

There is a mini photo shoot with Floren’s truck in front of the vintage hotel sign, and then we jump in the cars and backtrack up the 33/166 toward Hudson Ranch Road.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

But the legal arguments in this letter were so weak that no one pursued them seriously, and the Department of Justice later had to backtrack the arguments in court.

From Slate ● Apr. 29, 2026

The new ambassador appeared to later backtrack, saying the US government respected the independence and findings of South Africa's judiciary.

From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 2026

He’d try it the other way too, then backtrack, then rewrite what he’d written, again and again, until he couldn’t even tell if what he was writing was different from what he’d written before.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

To do so, the complex moves down DNA chains in one direction, but backtracks in certain scenarios.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 9, 2024

The resulting protests — the largest since a cost of living crisis last July — have sparked a series of backtracks from President Laurentino Cortizo.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2023

Playing over the game, the result makes perfect sense: White plays way better than Black, with simple, strong developing moves while Carlsen wastes time and backtracks to no obvious purpose.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 18, 2023

A sharp cooling of inflation hints at an easier road for Bullock, after Lowe's controversy-filled legacy of painful backtracks and abrupt shifts that cost him a second term.

From Reuters ● Sep. 1, 2023

As he sees the look of horror that this suggestion prompts, he quickly backtracks.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

“A lot of us, our hope is that eventually, history will straighten this all out and say, no, Gloria came in a little later, and her very loyal supporters have backtracked that history.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

After Infantino backtracked in the early hours of Saturday morning, Uefa delivered another devastating blow by issuing a strong statement saying it had lost confidence in him.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

But Carney backtracked two days later, saying the ceremony had been called off "at the request of the United States."

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026

Coke stock wobbled for weeks on the marketing gaffe, but the company backtracked in July and its stock rose 42% that year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026

Not wanting to make a spectacle of myself, which was something many of our neighbours seemed to always expect from our family, I backtracked away from the door and vanished into the dark street.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

The CJP accused the government of backtracking after authorities had assured them that no punitive action would be taken against protesters.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

Happily, the backtracking and throat-clearing ends a little less than halfway through, and from then on it’s all baseball.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

You have this breakup, and now she’s sort of backtracking like Elon Musk did.

From Salon ● Nov. 20, 2025

In one widely-shared clip, a worker tells a caller the ban has been in place for around a month - before later backtracking and stating content is only banned when it is "abusive".

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2025

We had spent all day struggling and backtracking in the cut-up, crevassed area east of the Fire-Hills; We were tired that evening but elated, sure that a clear course would soon open out ahead.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin