Example Sentences
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Prevez later recanted the confession, his lawyer said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Capitalwatch fully recanted its report alleging AppLovin served as a “laundering machine.”
From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026
Three days later, he recanted that confession and spent the rest of his life professing his innocence, claiming that he was made a patsy for the real assassin, a man he called “Raoul.”
From Slate • Dec. 1, 2025
But in a 2008 interview with a US historian, she recanted the statement, reportedly saying: "That part's not true."
From BBC • Aug. 23, 2025
Step-by-step, in a quiet monotone voice, Burkhart recanted.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
