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if you back down about dinner again, I'm not going to agree to another date
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Swalwell draws parallels between his father’s principled stand against corruption as a police chief and his own refusal to back down, framing resistance as a moral imperative learned from his upbringing[1][3].
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Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2025
The European Commission is not backing down from efforts to rein in Big Tech.
—Ryan Whitwam, Ars Technica, 19 Mar. 2025
At the moment, neither appears willing to back down.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 19 Mar. 2025
When an astronaut suddenly returns to Earth's gravitational pull, fluids quickly move back down to the lower part of the body, leaving the head too quickly.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
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Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2025
The European Commission is not backing down from efforts to rein in Big Tech.
—Ryan Whitwam, Ars Technica, 19 Mar. 2025
At the moment, neither appears willing to back down.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 19 Mar. 2025
When an astronaut suddenly returns to Earth's gravitational pull, fluids quickly move back down to the lower part of the body, leaving the head too quickly.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Back down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20down. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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