retract
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It was forced to retract a paper published in the journal Nature in 2018 in which it claimed to have found evidence for the Majorana.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
The wee powered hardtop mechanism does retract, after a fashion.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
“When confronted with her lie, she did not retract her statement, she doubled down,” the letter said.
From Salon • Feb. 25, 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
He jumps down from his low branch and starts across the field, not waiting to hear their replies, not wanting Caroline to retract the dare.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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