as in backs out
to break a promise or agreement I can't believe you'd fink out on me and leave me to go to the party alone!
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Italy is underwhelmed at the prospect of being named to the World Cup if Iran backs out.—
Andrew Greif, NBC news, 23 Apr. 2026
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Martinez was an eighth round pick by the D-backs out of Arizona State in 2025.— David Brandt, Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2026
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The heat backs down for a more enjoyable warmth Friday into Saturday.— Steven Sosna, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
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Unless the league backs down at the last minute — which would also not be unprecedented — the Senators could forfeit a pick in the mid-teens.— Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
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In most cases, the animal figures out something isn’t right and backs off.— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
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McCoy dunked hard at the rim off the dribble, from a lob and even got a couple put-backs off his own misses.— Justin Vigil Zuniga, Daily News, 25 Jan. 2026
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Rather than throwing those bad cops out of the union and asking for better training so cops will never have to ask what to do when a fellow cop appears to have broken the law, Hendry encourages them.— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2026
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The challenges did not discourage Catsimatidis, who recalls listening to WABC on his transistor radio as a student attending Brooklyn Tech High School in the 1960s.— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
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Courtesy of subject Meanwhile, Carroll recalls noticing a resurgence in Y2K-era media with her friends bringing their own disposable or digital cameras to events to capture fun moments.— Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
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