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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

Bozell appeared to later backtrack, saying the US government respected the independence and findings of South Africa's judiciary.

From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2026

The new ambassador appeared to later backtrack, saying the US government respected the independence and findings of South Africa's judiciary.

From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 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

According to Wylan’s plans, the stables were adjacent to the gatehouse courtyard, so they would have to backtrack through the holding area.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

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

From Science Daily ● Feb. 9, 2024

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

But his new explanatory footnote backtracks, saying it “seems to show Corporal York marching his prisoners into the American lines, with what is likely the German officers.”

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 9, 2022

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

But Carney backtracked two days later, saying the ceremony had been called off "at the request of the United States."

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026

Coke stock wobbled for weeks on the marketing gaffe, but the company backtracked in July and its stock rose 42% that year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026

Less than 24 hours after cancelling the summer schemes for children with special needs, the Education Authority backtracked and confirmed they will now go ahead as planned.

From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 11, 2026

We backtracked through the Austins’ orchard toward the house.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

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

But backtracking and regrets have no place here.

From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2026

Silberfeld’s optimism arose from the agency’s apparent backtracking from plans unveiled in a January court hearing to install up to 800 tiny homes on the property.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 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

Both men were already stretched thin with other commitments, and Jim suddenly seemed to be backtracking on his promise to attend an important banquet and press conference in Tomsk.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French