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if you back down about dinner again, I'm not going to agree to another date
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There are multiple gates in each of the three sets of locks that elevate ships from sea level on the Atlantic, up eighty-five feet into Gatun Lake, then back down to sea level on the Pacific.
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Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
Trump then threatened massive tariffs on Colombian goods and Colombia’s president backed down, even offering his personal aircraft to assist in picking up illegals being deported from the U.S.
—Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Feb. 2025
President Trump threatened tariffs, and the president of Colombia quickly backed down, sending a strong message to other countries who think about not accepting these flights with its citizens.
—Brooke Taylor, Fox News, 29 Jan. 2025
Petro ultimately backed down and his government said Colombia will accept deportees.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2025
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Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
Trump then threatened massive tariffs on Colombian goods and Colombia’s president backed down, even offering his personal aircraft to assist in picking up illegals being deported from the U.S.
—Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Feb. 2025
President Trump threatened tariffs, and the president of Colombia quickly backed down, sending a strong message to other countries who think about not accepting these flights with its citizens.
—Brooke Taylor, Fox News, 29 Jan. 2025
Petro ultimately backed down and his government said Colombia will accept deportees.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Back down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20down. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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