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But the legal arguments in this letter were so weak that no one pursued them seriously, and the Department of Justice later had to backtrack the arguments in court.

From Slate ● Apr. 29, 2026

“The President has this tendency to TACO,” he said, referring to Trump’s tendency to announce tough policies only to backtrack on those announcements later.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026

In September, mere hours after Charlie Kirk was killed, Patel prematurely announced a suspect had been apprehended — only to have to backtrack when authorities had taken the wrong man into custody.

From Salon ● Feb. 14, 2026

The boss told analysts Starbucks did not plan to backtrack on its labour investments as it hunts for savings, confident that what sets the firm apart is not its coffee, but its cafes.

From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2026

Or, maybe it’s something I should’ve Googled to find out the answer myself—but it’s too late to backtrack now.

From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender

To do so, the complex moves down DNA chains in one direction, but backtracks in certain scenarios.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 9, 2024

The resulting protests — the largest since a cost of living crisis last July — have sparked a series of backtracks from President Laurentino Cortizo.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2023

Playing over the game, the result makes perfect sense: White plays way better than Black, with simple, strong developing moves while Carlsen wastes time and backtracks to no obvious purpose.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 18, 2023

A sharp cooling of inflation hints at an easier road for Bullock, after Lowe's controversy-filled legacy of painful backtracks and abrupt shifts that cost him a second term.

From Reuters ● Sep. 1, 2023

She backtracks to her first job at thirteen, cleaning the Francis the First silver service at the governor’s mansion.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

Bank of America proposed a bearish trading strategy that singled out private-credit fund managers in recent weeks, then backtracked and renounced the idea.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026

The UK government has backtracked on its position on copyright and AI, stating it must take time to "get this right".

From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026

Meanwhile the U.S. backtracked from a claim that it’s helped tankers go through the contested passageway.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 11, 2026

In the Indian Treaty Room Wednesday afternoon, the president backtracked and seemed to support Rubio’s contention.

From Salon ● Mar. 6, 2026

I backtracked, and took the long way to the courts.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

The CJP accused the government of backtracking after authorities had assured them that no punitive action would be taken against protesters.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

Happily, the backtracking and throat-clearing ends a little less than halfway through, and from then on it’s all baseball.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

Just hours before this latest backtracking, the Health Secretary Wes Streeting – who'd quite fancy being prime minister himself one day – said it was important the government "gets it right first time".

From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2026

You have this breakup, and now she’s sort of backtracking like Elon Musk did.

From Salon ● Nov. 20, 2025

I am still backtracking, trying to absorb everything she has thrown at me.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson