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EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Don't worry about backtracking on a bad decision.
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If union leaders start to backtrack now, they'll lose their supporters.
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The President seems to be backtracking on some of his election promises.
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There is increased pressure on Congress to backtrack on some of the welfare cuts imposed last year.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Clinton backtracked and apologized the next day, and never raised the question again.
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Quinn backtracked in his mind to the beginning of the case.
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Since returning from his Easter break in Florida he has bungled and backtracked even in his fief, the Senate.
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There should be a system allowing users to backtrack over previous links.
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This makes it very easy to backtrack your session.
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Whitney Hedgepeth started her real life a couple of years ago, then backtracked.