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you'd better not back off on your promise to do all the planning for the big dance
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There’s no Republican policy to address inflation, and indeed, the pressure is on the Federal Reserve to back off its monetary policy, which has reduced inflation from double digits to less than 3%.
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Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2025
Democrats will bring forward legislation to lower costs if Trump doesn't back off the rest of his harmful trade war.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, Costco has refused to back off of its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts, which have become a focus of Trump’s attacks in the early days of the new term.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
Young said Chanel approached the other dog, whose owner told them to back off.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2025
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Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2025
Democrats will bring forward legislation to lower costs if Trump doesn't back off the rest of his harmful trade war.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, Costco has refused to back off of its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts, which have become a focus of Trump’s attacks in the early days of the new term.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
Young said Chanel approached the other dog, whose owner told them to back off.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Back off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20off. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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