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Recent polls have found that more than 70% of the public oppose data centers near them, forcing governors and candidates who had previously embraced AI to backtrack on the issue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

There is a mini photo shoot with Floren’s truck in front of the vintage hotel sign, and then we jump in the cars and backtrack up the 33/166 toward Hudson Ranch Road.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

But the legal arguments in this letter were so weak that no one pursued them seriously, and the Department of Justice later had to backtrack the arguments in court.

From Slate ● Apr. 29, 2026

Last week, the NUS handed in a petition signed by 13,000 students calling on the government to backtrack.

From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026

Or he could come out on the same trail he used to go in, and backtrack.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls

The first half of the novel backtracks from the discovery of Pam’s body to the graduation party nine months prior, when each Bishop sister is struggling with serious financial hardship.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2025

To do so, the complex moves down DNA chains in one direction, but backtracks in certain scenarios.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 9, 2024

The resulting protests — the largest since a cost of living crisis last July — have sparked a series of backtracks from President Laurentino Cortizo.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2023

Playing over the game, the result makes perfect sense: White plays way better than Black, with simple, strong developing moves while Carlsen wastes time and backtracks to no obvious purpose.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 18, 2023

As he sees the look of horror that this suggestion prompts, he quickly backtracks.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

“A lot of us, our hope is that eventually, history will straighten this all out and say, no, Gloria came in a little later, and her very loyal supporters have backtracked that history.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

Davis has since backtracked and pleaded not guilty.

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

The United Kingdom, for instance, considered doing away with checks entirely in 2009, but ultimately backtracked after pensioners protested to members of Parliament.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026

"I immediately backtracked and went to the next one to be greeted by the same situation."

From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026

I backtracked, trying not to scuff grit on the path, unspooling the cotton.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

The CJP accused the government of backtracking after authorities had assured them that no punitive action would be taken against protesters.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

Happily, the backtracking and throat-clearing ends a little less than halfway through, and from then on it’s all baseball.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

But backtracking and regrets have no place here.

From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2026

Just hours before this latest backtracking, the Health Secretary Wes Streeting – who'd quite fancy being prime minister himself one day – said it was important the government "gets it right first time".

From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2026

We had spent all day struggling and backtracking in the cut-up, crevassed area east of the Fire-Hills; We were tired that evening but elated, sure that a clear course would soon open out ahead.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin