as in to back out
to break a promise or agreement
I can't believe you'd fink out on me and leave me to go to the party alone!
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Walsh responded by making a trade with the Rams for elusive running back Wendell Tayler and drafting Roger Craig, a multipurpose back out of Nebraska.—
Mark Purdy,
The Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2025 -
The Cubs would also hope to tease a little more velocity back out of Pressly, who has historically had strong ground-ball numbers, which would play well on a team with multiple Gold Glove defenders.—
Patrick Mooney,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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There are multiple gates in each of the three sets of locks that elevate ships from sea level on the Atlantic, up eighty-five feet into Gatun Lake, then back down to sea level on the Pacific.—
Robin Wright,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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Trump then threatened massive tariffs on Colombian goods and Colombia’s president backed down, even offering his personal aircraft to assist in picking up illegals being deported from the U.S.—
Paul Bedard,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
1 Feb. 2025
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There’s no Republican policy to address inflation, and indeed, the pressure is on the Federal Reserve to back off its monetary policy, which has reduced inflation from double digits to less than 3%.—
Steve Bousquet,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2025
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Democrats will bring forward legislation to lower costs if Trump doesn't back off the rest of his harmful trade war.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025
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Another 700,000 were recalled at the same time because of fuel pump problems.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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Spirit has also been particularly challenged by a Pratt & Whitney engine recall that grounded dozens of its jets.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2025
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