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if you back down about dinner again, I'm not going to agree to another date
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Jones was part of a generation of Yavapai people who refused to back down when the federal government came for their 24,000-acre reservation in the 1970s and for their slot machines in the early 1990s.
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Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 24 July 2025
In the summer, visitors can choose from an ice-cold mountain water dip or a slow drift on their backs down the large stream with stunning views of the historical inner city.
—Lea Dlugosch, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2025
On our way back down, Tetti pointed out a machine the size of a city block, used to grind the quarried marble into calcium carbonate dust.
—Meara Sharma, The Dial, 22 July 2025
Matteo Capellini, partner at Bain & Company, said that though both EU and the U.S. regulators have backed down from respective legislation in their nations related to sustainability, companies continue to quietly advance their efforts, even if the goalposts have shifted.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 17 July 2025
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Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 24 July 2025
In the summer, visitors can choose from an ice-cold mountain water dip or a slow drift on their backs down the large stream with stunning views of the historical inner city.
—Lea Dlugosch, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2025
On our way back down, Tetti pointed out a machine the size of a city block, used to grind the quarried marble into calcium carbonate dust.
—Meara Sharma, The Dial, 22 July 2025
Matteo Capellini, partner at Bain & Company, said that though both EU and the U.S. regulators have backed down from respective legislation in their nations related to sustainability, companies continue to quietly advance their efforts, even if the goalposts have shifted.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 17 July 2025
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“Back down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20down. Accessed 28 Jul. 2025.
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