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draw back



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“We can’t allow this kind of bullying to make us so fearful that we are paralyzed and that we draw back from our core values.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2025

From now on, the nights will slowly start to draw back again and the days will gradually become longer.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2024

With just under seven minutes left, Washington State scored four straight points, including two Jones free throws to draw back within two.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 2024

There were two stagehands waiting to draw back the curtains for us to go on and one said: “‘You nervous?’

From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2024

Somewhere between retina and object, between vision and view, his eyes draw back, hesitate, and hover.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison




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