retract
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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
Parnell demanded Financial Times retract the report, but did not provide direct evidence that the report was false.
From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026
Sitrick writes that if gentle persuasion doesn’t work to convince Ferguson to retract her statement, then “we need to turn up the heat even to the point of sending her a draft defamation lawsuit.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026
Takaichi has declined to retract her comments and was resoundingly rewarded for her show of strength by voters in the weekend’s national election in Japan.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026
“This is an outrage, Judge. I retract my bid on the grounds that I have been tricked, manipulated, and lied to. This man is a charlatan. He told me he worked for the government.”
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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