recant
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Baroness Lawrence said: "Any person who expresses views like these and does not recant is an obvious danger to society and must remain in custody."
From BBC • Oct. 7, 2025
She said she decided to take responsibility for her lies in the Cox matter, and hired an attorney to formally recant.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2024
It’s also unclear why Autry would recant his testimony now.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 27, 2024
She withdrew the allegation later, but Trump's biographer points out that her alimony payments were likely in danger if she did not recant.
From Salon • May 1, 2023
While Chapman had suggested that Myers must have been pressured to recant, the district attorney presented no actual evidence to support that claim, which made the judge's ruling hard to understand.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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