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turn back

VERB
backpedal
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VERB
backtrack
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For now, however, the evidence points to an experimental pathway worth investigating, not a supplement proven to turn back human aging.

From Science Daily Sep. 18, 2026

The crew ignored warnings to turn back, the U.S. military said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

They can also be caught out by mountain weather or continue it would be better to change plans or turn back.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

The Canadian province said that it was permanently moving to year-round daylight saving time in March and would not turn back the clocks to standard time in November.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

Then she spoke, in a voice so dark, so rough and so filled with fury that I wished I could turn back time and put the words back inside me.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler




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