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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Recent Examples of drop back
The weather service called for chances of snow and freezing rain starting as early as 5 a.m. Tuesday, when temperatures drop back down to a low of 25 degrees.
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Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
The Packers had the ball and a 34-24 lead with less than three minutes remaining when Favre dropped back to pass from his own 42.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
However, once Kraven is dropped back off at his home, the film never recovers the excitement of those first few scenes.
—Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 12 Dec. 2024
Bitcoin ends month near $100,000 Bitcoin, which recently made a run at $100,000 before dropping back, briefly rose back above $98,000 but was recently trading around $97,300.
—CBS News, 29 Nov. 2024
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Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
The Packers had the ball and a 34-24 lead with less than three minutes remaining when Favre dropped back to pass from his own 42.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
However, once Kraven is dropped back off at his home, the film never recovers the excitement of those first few scenes.
—Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 12 Dec. 2024
Bitcoin ends month near $100,000 Bitcoin, which recently made a run at $100,000 before dropping back, briefly rose back above $98,000 but was recently trading around $97,300.
—CBS News, 29 Nov. 2024
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Slot quickly found a solution, withdrawing Quansah for Ibrahima Konate, and Liverpool cruised to a 2-0 win.Gregg Evans, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
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His first choice for attorney general, former Rep. Matt Gaetz, withdrew from consideration, and some of his other picks have their own personal scandals or controversies to overcome in the Senate confirmation process.Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2024
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As for how Chopra slows down amid his technological endeavors and retreats aplenty these days?Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2024
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Buoyed by additional wins, and with Cornwallis and the British retreating to northern New Jersey for the winter, Washington and his men settled into their winter headquarters in Morristown, New Jersey.John Laycock, Baltimore Sun, 27 Dec. 2024
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If the front-office plan is to fall back on what’s comfortable, play things safe and fill out the edges, there’s a risk that comes with it, especially when other teams actively get better.Saad Yousuf, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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Last Thursday, Bitcoin tumbled 3.6%, falling back below $100,000, on the news that the Federal Reserve will approve fewer interest rate cuts than the market expected next year.Frank Holmes, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Currently, after the fall of Silicon Valley Bank and the ripple effects of the U.S. regional banking crisis, along with high interest rate levels and deteriorating loan quality, some banks are pulling out money lent to small businesses.Lechi (Richard) Zhang, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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As the rebels advanced on Damascus, Tehran abruptly pulled out its Revolutionary Guards and Basij paramilitary forces, which had been deployed to prop up President Bashar al-Assad.Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2024
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Here’s a look back at how the media has changed as longtime hosts retire, new shows are created, and networks are shuffled.Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Jan. 2025
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The next month, Arians retired abruptly, turning the team over to defensive coordinator Todd Bowles.Mike Jones, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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