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back off

verb as in retreat

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But the Australian felt strong in the final session in Las Vegas, only to come across a yellow flag on his final run and have to back off.

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Beijing’s October threats to restrict rare-earth exports—a position it later backed off from—injected more volatility into the sector.

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

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