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The museum said it was "relieved and grateful" to get the artefacts back, but they could not go back on display immediately.
From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 2026
Another less-studied phenomenon is when people stop taking a GLP-1 and then decide they want to go back on the medication.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026
"I couldn't go back on my word to you," Stephen told Rachel after voting for Jack - meaning the traitorous pair stormed to victory after going undetected together through the series, sharing the £95,750 prize.
From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2026
But there’s so many things that you can go back on and reconsider.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2025
They assured her that she could go back on night work in the summer if she wished.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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