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Recent Examples of retraction
The drop was responsible, in part, for global sales retraction that led to a fall in profits last quarter.
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Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 12 Dec. 2024
Hong Kong’s art market has suffered a retraction amid a slowing Chinese economy, with auctions reporting higher unsold rates and lower sales figures than in recent years.
—Angelica Villa, ARTnews.com, 3 Dec. 2024
Symptoms usually start with a fever and stuffy nose, followed by chest pulling in during breathing (retractions), cough, crackling sounds in the lungs (rales), and fast breathing (tachypnea).7
Pneumonia is common in older adults and children.
—Brandi Jones, Msn-Ed, Health, 31 Oct. 2024
The retractions came after the journal learned of unethical conduct by researchers associated with the project at one of the study sites, per the retraction notice.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Aug. 2024
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Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 12 Dec. 2024
Hong Kong’s art market has suffered a retraction amid a slowing Chinese economy, with auctions reporting higher unsold rates and lower sales figures than in recent years.
—Angelica Villa, ARTnews.com, 3 Dec. 2024
Symptoms usually start with a fever and stuffy nose, followed by chest pulling in during breathing (retractions), cough, crackling sounds in the lungs (rales), and fast breathing (tachypnea).7
Pneumonia is common in older adults and children.
—Brandi Jones, Msn-Ed, Health, 31 Oct. 2024
The retractions came after the journal learned of unethical conduct by researchers associated with the project at one of the study sites, per the retraction notice.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retraction
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Syria The large question hanging over our Syria policy is whether the rebel group chiefly responsible for toppling the Assad regime, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or Organization for the Liberation of the Levant, is sincere in its renunciation of terrorism and Taliban-style Islamism.Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 12 Dec. 2024
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Yamaguchi’s spirituality and renunciation of materialism still found its way into his artistic practice.Nathan Pugh, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
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In the wake of the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson, a focus on health insurer denials of medical care and certain other business practices emerged from social media trolls and industry critics including some in Congress who’d like to see reforms.Bruce Japsen, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
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Most Americans say health insurance profits and coverage denials share the blame in the December 4 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, according to a new poll.David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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It had been abandoned by its traditional allies – Russia, Iran, and Lebanon’s Hezbollah – as well as by Arab nations that in recent years had changed course from their repudiation of the regime’s brutal suppression of dissent and pursued normalization.Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Dec. 2024
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Zoom in: Lawmakers on both sides of the election told Axios the loss shouldn't be read as a repudiation of Ocasio-Cortez, noting several factors working against her.Andrew Solender, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Retraction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retraction. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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