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Millions of exhaust-belching motorbikes zip through Hanoi's narrow streets every day fuelling its chronic air pollution, but authorities have backtracked from an ambitious plan to ban them in favour of electric two-wheelers.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

But many staff have resisted the changes, and in some cases, employers have backtracked.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2023

In some cases, officials have backtracked on measures in response to public outcry.

From New York Times • Jul. 20, 2022

Zakrajsek, the 19-year-old, said some of her friends who once entertained the idea of military service have backtracked since Russia’s invasion.

From Washington Post • Apr. 19, 2022

I crane my neck to see if, by any chance, she might have backtracked to find us.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi