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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

The Wall Street Journal later reported, citing people familiar with the matter, that the US giant was preparing to backtrack on its acquisition after the Chinese edict.

From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026

“The President has this tendency to TACO,” he said, referring to Trump’s tendency to announce tough policies only to backtrack on those announcements later.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026

In September, mere hours after Charlie Kirk was killed, Patel prematurely announced a suspect had been apprehended — only to have to backtrack when authorities had taken the wrong man into custody.

From Salon ● Feb. 14, 2026

I backtrack the coyote by following feathers and find that she killed her prey in a clearing not far from the falls.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

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

A sharp cooling of inflation hints at an easier road for Bullock, after Lowe's controversy-filled legacy of painful backtracks and abrupt shifts that cost him a second term.

From Reuters ● Sep. 1, 2023

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

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

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

Millions of exhaust-belching motorbikes zip through Hanoi's narrow streets every day fuelling its chronic air pollution, but authorities have backtracked from an ambitious plan to ban them in favour of electric two-wheelers.

From Barron's ● May 19, 2026

Bank of America proposed a bearish trading strategy that singled out private-credit fund managers in recent weeks, then backtracked and renounced the idea.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026

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

From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026

Hurriedly, Nina and Kaz backtracked to the third-floor landing and slipped through the door leading to the cells.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

"For them, backtracking would mean losing their pioneering advantage."

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 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

You have this breakup, and now she’s sort of backtracking like Elon Musk did.

From Salon ● Nov. 20, 2025

At first, he suggested the rising cases were "not unusual" for the US, before backtracking and calling the situation "serious".

From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2025

Faro started retracing my morning’s route, tail wagging, backtracking easily.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien