back down
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In the background: the towering, backward-curving ramp structure not unlike a skateboard halfpipe, which the car launched up before coming back down and going back up again.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Scientists say it is crucial to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels to limit the period of "overshoot" above 1.5C and bring temperatures back down as quickly as possible.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
A staffer hoisted a poster board showing purported texts alongside images of Smith, Willis and Wade and a photo of State Farm Arena, then yanked it back down with remarkable speed.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026
A previous confrontation in 2017 between those militias and Iraqi Kurdish forces, known as the peshmerga, ended with the Kurds having to back down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
I glanced back down at the list and frowned.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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