as in to withdraw
to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to)
I take back what I said about her: she's not the fool I thought she was
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Musk withdrew the suit in June 2024, then revived it in August 2024 under similar complaints.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
11 Feb. 2025 -
Budget officials withdrew that OMB memo two days later.—
Jake Pearson,
ProPublica,
10 Feb. 2025
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And the news is in some ways good—but even now, far more papers should be retracted than are retracted.—
Adam Marcus,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2025
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However, that paper was retracted because of undeclared competing interests on the part of the author and concerns about the validity of the methods and statistical analysis.—
Will Stone,
NPR,
30 Jan. 2025
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Covered expatriates are individuals who meet certain criteria and who renounce U.S. citizenship or abandon long-term resident status.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.D.,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Beijing has never renounced the use of force to bring Taiwan under its control.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
13 Jan. 2025
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In 2023, mortgage applications from Black borrowers were denied twice as often as those from white borrowers.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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There’s no denying that being a member of a bridal party is a commitment.—
Shelby Wax,
Vogue,
16 Feb. 2025
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Panama’s statement directly contradicted the State Department’s claim earlier in the evening.—
Patrick Oppmann,
CNN,
6 Feb. 2025
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The study contradicts this claim, showing that no morphological features support the idea that some breeds have an inherently stronger or more secure bite than others of similar size.—
Jenny Lehmann,
Discover Magazine,
5 Feb. 2025
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