pull back
Britishverb
noun
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the act of pulling back
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a device for restraining the motion of a mechanism, etc, or for returning it to its original position
Example Sentences
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Home Depot reported lower fiscal first-quarter profit and Chief Financial Officer Richard McPhail said in an interview that homeowners are continuing to pull back on large home-improvement projects due to economic uncertainty.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
He has also suggested he might pull back from the kind of explicit forward guidance the Fed has relied on in recent years.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
Consumer spending is increasingly uneven, with higher-income households driving growth as lower and middle incomes pull back.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
“The first place that consumers pull back is heavy discretionary, like fashion,” Cohen said.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
I felt the PSF shift behind me, pull back in surprise.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
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