backtracking
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Within months he was backtracking, citing concerns of "safety and quality of life".
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
Earlier this year, it did indeed look like the administration would block mFlusiva; the FDA initially refused to review Moderna’s application, backtracking only after experts and the company pushed back.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
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
Faro started retracing my morning’s route, tail wagging, backtracking easily.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
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