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Metro board chair and Supervisor Janice Hahn said that funding the Transit Connector would not endanger other South Bay projects, and that backing off could send a bad message to Washington down the line.
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Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
Nielsen previously hoped to implement first-party data in fall of last year, but backed off after the networks complained.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 Sep. 2024
At the same time, private Chinese businesses have reacted to the slowdown in China’s economy and disappointments in Beijing’s responses by backing off on real capital investments in modernization and expansion.
—Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
For afternoon hunts, back off slightly farther and set up shop along a route that exits the buck’s bedding spot and leads to a staging area or destination food source.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2024
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Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
Nielsen previously hoped to implement first-party data in fall of last year, but backed off after the networks complained.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 Sep. 2024
At the same time, private Chinese businesses have reacted to the slowdown in China’s economy and disappointments in Beijing’s responses by backing off on real capital investments in modernization and expansion.
—Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
For afternoon hunts, back off slightly farther and set up shop along a route that exits the buck’s bedding spot and leads to a staging area or destination food source.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Back off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20off. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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