retract

Example Sentences

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Parnell demanded Financial Times retract the report, but did not provide direct evidence that the report was false.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

So the department had to withdraw large portions of four different briefs filed in this case, retract multiple statements made at oral arguments, and ask Castel to correct his own opinion repeating this error.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

Sitrick writes that if gentle persuasion doesn’t work to convince Ferguson to retract her statement, then “we need to turn up the heat even to the point of sending her a draft defamation lawsuit.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

On Monday, a spokesman for China's foreign ministry again urged Japan to retract the comments.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

It was a terrible thing to him to retract a word, but to retract it in shame was infinitely worse.

From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck