is backtracking
- present progressive of backtrack (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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"So don't let anybody tell you, here or outside, that the EU is backtracking," he said.
From Reuters ● Nov. 15, 2022
"We hope this doesn't indicate that the UK is backtracking from the global climate agenda after presiding over COP26," the spokesperson said.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2022
Brooklyn Nets superstar Kyrie Irving is backtracking after taking a shot at Nike last week.
From Fox News ● Aug. 3, 2021
The organization has denied all allegations and, just a couple of days after the lawsuits was filed, Tenney is backtracking on some of it, too.
From The Verge ● May 23, 2019
“Al Jazeera is backtracking and retreating,” said Fleischer, the former White House press secretary for President George W. Bush.
From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2016
