verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
retract a confession (= say that a confession you made was not true )
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Though he had confessed to the police, Gerrards later retracted his confession.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
statement
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Mori has apologized, but refused to retract the statement .
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Do you retract that statement that you signed... as to pencil?
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Arnold declined to be interviewed Thursday, instead issuing a statement in which he retracted his earlier statements.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Bingham retracted his remarks and apologized to those concerned.
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Galileo was not the first scientist to be forced to retract his theories.
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The cat scratched him then retracted its claws
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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At first it might help to retract the iron a little.
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But torture was applied and Fian confessed, only to retract his confession later.
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Equally, you might use ambiguous words which your superiors treat as a resignation which they will not allow you to retract .
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On some other aircraft, such as Airbus Industrie jets, the spoilers would have retracted automatically during the emergency climb.
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On the two previous occasions he had retracted his resignation.
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The cooling tube retracted the rod, thus opening the draft and increasing the fire.
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The Financial Times therefore had to retract that point.