backpedal
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The ring for this match was oversized, roughly the square footage of Wyoming, providing Paul plenty of room to run, skip, backpedal, and, weirdly, flick a lizard tongue at a circling Joshua.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025
Only after another user pressed the chatbot to re-evaluate its answer did Grok backpedal and acknowledge the footage was from the Bondi Beach shooting.
From Barron's • Dec. 16, 2025
When Edith, now tense, tried to backpedal by telling Jazz a funny story and complimenting his appearance, he walked out.
From Slate • Apr. 3, 2024
Newsom has a tendency to try to “go it alone” and drive an agenda before he’s crafted a policy, which often forces him to backpedal, McCuan said.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2023
Rowan took a deep breath and shrugged, trying to make it seem like it was nothing, trying to backpedal.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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