as in withdrawal
an act of moving away especially from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable
the pullback was necessary so that the commanders could reorganize their units and reassess the situation
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Recent Examples of pullback
The White House said Zelensky expressed appreciation for the U.S.
White House national security advisor Jake Sullivan on Friday warned that a pullback in support for Ukraine would have reverberations far beyond Kyiv.
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Aamer Madhani, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Some analysts say that President-elect Donald Trump’s promise of mass deportations, high tariffs and a pullback on federal funding of city and state programs could upend the city’s economic progress.
—James Barron, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
That pullback is likely to continue as pay increases slow further and spikes in service prices, such as rent and auto insurance, pull back, JPMorgan Chase economist Michael Feroli wrote in a research note.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
Despite the recent pullback, Tesla shares have surged nearly 21% in December, bringing the megacap tech stock’s annual gain to around 68%.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2024
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Aamer Madhani, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Some analysts say that President-elect Donald Trump’s promise of mass deportations, high tariffs and a pullback on federal funding of city and state programs could upend the city’s economic progress.
—James Barron, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
That pullback is likely to continue as pay increases slow further and spikes in service prices, such as rent and auto insurance, pull back, JPMorgan Chase economist Michael Feroli wrote in a research note.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
Despite the recent pullback, Tesla shares have surged nearly 21% in December, bringing the megacap tech stock’s annual gain to around 68%.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Pullback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pullback. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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