pull back
Britishverb
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012noun
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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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A look at the landscape for your job search: The jobs market is tightening, as companies pull back on hiring in the face of an uncertain economic outlook.
From MarketWatch
The yen remains under pressure against the greenback amid concerns about Japan's fiscal outlook and pledges for more borrowing, but it has pulled back from the levels near 158 per dollar seen earlier this week.
From Barron's
That marks a shift from earlier in the year, when upper-income consumers continued spending even as middle- and lower-income households pulled back.
From Barron's
That marks a shift from earlier in the year, when upper-income consumers continued spending even as middle- and lower-income households pulled back.
From Barron's
Government employees who were off the job pulled back which, for example, led to a drop in sales at Pennsylvania auto dealers, the Philadelphia Fed noted.
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