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Recent Examples of retraction
Newsom’s team has offered to withdraw the lawsuit if Fox issues a public retraction and on-air apology.
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Bethany Wales, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2025
Chin tucks, scapular retractions, wall angels, and resisted rows to retrain postural muscles 3 to 4 times weekly.
—Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 18 June 2025
The president reacted to Musk's retraction in a phone call with the New York Post.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 11 June 2025
The quick retraction produces strong tornado-like vortices that stir and upwell particulate sediments, aiding the stomp dance.
—New Atlas, 15 May 2025
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Bethany Wales, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2025
Chin tucks, scapular retractions, wall angels, and resisted rows to retrain postural muscles 3 to 4 times weekly.
—Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 18 June 2025
The president reacted to Musk's retraction in a phone call with the New York Post.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 11 June 2025
The quick retraction produces strong tornado-like vortices that stir and upwell particulate sediments, aiding the stomp dance.
—New Atlas, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retraction
Noun
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This is largely due to the renunciation of complete sovereignty and the sharing of resources that the EU has encouraged for almost 60 years now.—
Frank-Walter Steinmeier,
Foreign Affairs,
13 June 2016
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Dual citizenship policies vary among countries, with some countries mandating renunciation of existing citizenship.—
Jean Francois Harvey,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In the newest chapter in the struggle to preserve Oak Flat, currently a campground about 60 miles east of Phoenix, grassroots group Apache Stronghold asked the Supreme Court to reconsider its past denial and agree to hear what many religious leaders call a pivotal religious rights case.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
AZCentral.com,
13 July 2025
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That denial was corroborated by Secret Service documents, the report found.—
July 13,
CBS News,
13 July 2025
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Gelsinger’s departure late last year was widely seen as a repudiation by the company of his complex turnaround plan, which included trying to rebuild Intel’s manufacturing base.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 Mar. 2025
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Thus, Airman Bushnell had reasonable cause to object to participation in the crime and substantial moral grounds for his repudiation of his nation’s descent into primitive barbarism.—
Kary Love,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Retraction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retraction. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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