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Recent Examples of retraction
Additionally, the inadvertent retractor pretensioner deployment, in some cases, can also cause injury to the occupant due to rapid seatbelt retraction.
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Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
Winter 2026 matched the frigid relationship between Japan and China as there was a significant retraction in the series following Prime Minister Takaichi’s statement about Taiwan in November 2025.
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Kalai Chik,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
The lawsuit does not specify the amount Santana and Smith are seeking in damages, but the filing requests compensatory damages, punitive damages, attorney fees, a public retraction, and a correction.
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Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
This includes retraction crews following the route of the Environmental Services collection truck to ensure old bins are empty and ready for removal.
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Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 May 2026
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Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
Winter 2026 matched the frigid relationship between Japan and China as there was a significant retraction in the series following Prime Minister Takaichi’s statement about Taiwan in November 2025.
—
Kalai Chik,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
The lawsuit does not specify the amount Santana and Smith are seeking in damages, but the filing requests compensatory damages, punitive damages, attorney fees, a public retraction, and a correction.
—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
This includes retraction crews following the route of the Environmental Services collection truck to ensure old bins are empty and ready for removal.
—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retraction
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And Bishop’s formal recantation helped to fast-track the overturning of the convictions.
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Part of what fascinated me about their presentation was not only their refusal to kowtow to male desire, which for decades had a stranglehold on rock aesthetics, but a concomitant disavowal of commercialism.
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Pelicot is troubled by her children’s immediate disavowal of their father, of their entire childhood.
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Rules have changed over decades, so some claims succeed while others face hurdles like formal renunciation.
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Carney is a moralist, a filmmaker of fidelity—and of renunciation, depicting the romantic near-misses and what-ifs that his characters leave behind.
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One reason Pharis has been so vocal online is to fight back against the shame and denial that drive so many to withhold their HIV status from others.
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Between 2016 and 2023, claim denials increased from 9% to 12%.
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After an often shaky start to his tenure leading the USMNT, the performance against Paraguay was a complete repudiation of his critics and validation of his tactics and managerial style.
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His is a playground repertoire, a rolling repudiation of the safe option.
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On direct appeal, the Florida Supreme Court vacated the death sentence and remanded the case for reconsideration over the trial court's handling of aggravating and mitigating factors in the case.
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The reconsideration comes just five days after the proposal failed in a tie vote.
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“Retraction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retraction. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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