as in to withdraw
to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable)
a change in the wind direction forced the firefighters to drop back
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Loading your audio article As California lawmakers returned Monday to Sacramento for the legislative session, Democrats acknowledged a clear message from voters: California’s sky-high cost of living needs to drop back down to Earth.
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Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2025
Wednesday night will get a bit cloudy and drop back to the mid-20s.
—Mike Deehan, Axios, 23 Dec. 2024
O'Connell was attempting to drop back and was almost immediately hit by two Bucs defenders.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
When the clouds of P. californica took flight, and mated in air, and then began dropping back onto the water, the fish fed upon them voraciously, recklessly.
—David Quammen, Outside Online, 29 Nov. 2024
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Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2025
Wednesday night will get a bit cloudy and drop back to the mid-20s.
—Mike Deehan, Axios, 23 Dec. 2024
O'Connell was attempting to drop back and was almost immediately hit by two Bucs defenders.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
When the clouds of P. californica took flight, and mated in air, and then began dropping back onto the water, the fish fed upon them voraciously, recklessly.
—David Quammen, Outside Online, 29 Nov. 2024
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This decision resulted in approximately 625 million acres of federal waters being withdrawn from energy exploration, which may require an act of Congress to reverse.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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The polling data follows the Biden administration in December withdrawing a proposal to prohibit public school districts from implementing blanket bans on transgender athletes competing based on gender identity.Kristina Watrobski, Baltimore Sun, 7 Jan. 2025
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Another set of images capture the charred aftermath of houses that burned along the Pacific Coast Highway, and the remains of Malibu homes where the Palisades fire had retreated.Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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The federal police eventually retreated without arresting the impeached president.Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Jan. 2025
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The price of eggs is not affected, unless the government buys up more of them than usual for whatever reason, and even then, the price eventually falls back to normal.Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
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Peregrine eventually fell back to Earth and burned up in Earth's atmosphere.Brett Tingley, Space.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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Around that same time, Reigns pulled out of WrestleMania 36 due to his concerns about exposure during the COVID-19 pandemic.Katie Mannion, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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Late last week, first Neos pulled out of the talks and soon after the conservatives and Social Democrats announced the talks had failed.Christopher F. Schuetze, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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That was the first season after Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana retired.Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
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David Letterman, who was passed over for the job in favor of Leno when Johnny Carson retired in 1993, received the honor in 2017.Paul Grein, Billboard, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Drop back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drop%20back. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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