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back off

verb as in retreat

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But the state has since backed off after lawsuits alleged that authorities didn’t follow due process.

Two minutes in, she was given a sharp reminder of where she was when Jennifer Echegini's powerful effort bounced back off the inside of her left post.

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For her second, Kerr dropped back off the defensive line into space, adjusted to meet the flight of Niamh Charles' cross and planted a header high into the net.

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He’s backing off the goal of preserving as much wild habitat as possible.

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And every now and then, I might find a little bop, a little sundress, a little something to throw on, drop the things back off and then head down into the city.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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