retraction
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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
“The mentioned criticism of my research has been addressed through formal peer-review processes, with retraction requests denied by the journal. My papers are factual, balanced, rigorous, and accurately contextualize the findings.”
From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2026
Instead, its partial retraction is "rescued" by the rapid pace of early embryonic cell cycles.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 28, 2026
However, it does not appear that any formal retraction or correction to Ferguson’s initial statement was published in the media.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 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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