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retract

[ri-trakt] / rɪˈtrækt /


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She even called legendary labor leader Dolores Huerta to try to get her to retract her endorsement of Wiener.

From Slate Aug. 15, 2026

We want them to retract or hold the line,’” McOsker told The Times.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 27, 2026

It was forced to retract a paper published in the journal Nature in 2018 in which it claimed to have found evidence for the Majorana.

From BBC Jun. 2, 2026

The wee powered hardtop mechanism does retract, after a fashion.

From The Wall Street Journal May 23, 2026

I feel her rib cage expand and retract.

From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour




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