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retracted

ree trak tuhd

  • v  formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
    He retracted his earlier statements about his religion
  • v  pull away from a source of disgust or fear
  • v  use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
  • v  pull inward or towards a center
    The cat retracted his claws
  • s  drawn back and in
    a cat with retracted claws

  • Then a day later, Balasubramaniam retracted his statement about Najib and the Mongolian.
  • The institute retracted the findings, causing the author to resign in protest.
  • Hirasawa first admitted his guilt, then retracted the confession.
News & Articles

  • Rep. Darrell Issa Refuses to Release IRS Interview Transcripts
    House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa is refusing to release transcripts of IRS interviews that reportedly prove how Obama administration officials directed the IRS to target conservative groups, despite earlier promises to release them. In a letter to Rep. Elijah Cummings, Issa retracted his pledge to release the transcripts, stating that it would jeopardize the integrity of the ...
    June 12, 2013 - Opposing Views
  • And No More
    According to the retraction notice , the paper from first and corresponding author Elena López at Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre in Madrid, Spain, "has been regretfully retracted by the Editors because of significant overlap with a figure and text from previously published articles."
    June 11, 2013 - GenomeWeb News
Quotes

  • Jake Peavy in TheDay.com
    Obviously this isn't good news,Peavy said Wednesday after having an MRI. "You know ...... having something completely detached from the bone that's retracted down in my lat. Not good."
  • John Boehner in Dallas Morning News
    Boehner said that "Mr. Barton apologized to the members for, in his words, 'his poor choice of words.' He retracted his statement last week and apologized. : The real issue here is not what Mr. Barton said, it is let's get the oil leak stopped,...
  • Wolfgang Ischinger in Taipei Times
    I do hope this statement was not authorized. I expect it to be retracted,Wolfgang Ischinger told reporters in London.

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