retraction
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More than 200 signatories to a nationwide open letter that included professors at Harvard and Stanford also called for a retraction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
As part of the health campaign, the government said some of the fears could be linked to Koro syndrome, a mental illness otherwise known as missing or genital retraction hysteria.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Instead, its partial retraction is "rescued" by the rapid pace of early embryonic cell cycles.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 28, 2026
And, there have been recent developments in the debate, including the retraction of a 2000 glyphosate study over ethical concerns surrounding one of its authors.
From Salon ● Jan. 7, 2026
Then a retraction: Petersburg was not quite in Grant’s hands—only the outworks.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
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