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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Moicano stepped in on weigh-in day when Makhachev’s initial opponent, Arman Tsarukyan withdrew with a back injury.Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
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More than 25 players jumped into the transfer portal over his departure, which caused Marshall to withdraw from the game.Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 18 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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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 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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Tsarukyan pulled out of the main event, where he was supposed to challenge Islam Makhachev for the UFC lightweight championship.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
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Several insurers have pulled out of California in recent years — and in these Los Angeles wildfires, the insured losses area on track to reach $30 billion or more.Laurel Wamsley, NPR, 18 Jan. 2025
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After officially retiring from NASCAR in August 2023 following a concussion obtained in a Pocono crash in 2022, Busch is set to compete on March 7-8 at Accor Stadium in Sydney, Australia.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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After retiring, Uecker started a broadcasting career and served as a play-by-play announcer for the Milwaukee Brewers radio broasts beginning in 1971.Marc Berman, Forbes, 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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