retracted

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This report was wrong, and within minutes, NPR retracted the story.

From Slate • Jul. 2, 2026

He later retracted his confession and pleaded not guilty.

From Barron's • Jun. 22, 2026

He then retracted the comments, saying he was "not denying the existence of the camps or the systematic murder carried out by the Nazi regime".

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Nature retracted the paper more than 18 months after first learning of its problems.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

When the patroller retracted his hand, Olakunde did not lift his visage again.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson