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back away

Gradually retreat, withdraw, as in Since he couldn't convince his colleagues, he's backing away from his original idea . Both usages employ the verb back in the sense of “retreat,” dating from the late 1400s. Also see back down ; back out .
Walk backward, as in He cautiously backed away from the fire .

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After all, Trump might have gotten close to the edge, but he backed away before catastrophic damage occurred.

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Eastern, came the announcement, also on Truth Social, that he was backing away from his supposedly “reciprocal” tariffs.

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For months, the Stanford administration had urged the prosecution of Gohill along with the others, but eventually backed away from that position under a deluge of groups that came to Gohill’s defense.

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Soccer, were launched as sponsors and investors backed away.

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As Trump presses on to Wednesday's tariff cliff with no signs of backing away, he seems willing to keep the world guessing.

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