as in withdrawal
an act of moving away especially from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable the pullback was necessary so that the commanders could reorganize their units and reassess the situation

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Recent Examples of pullback Dean Baker, economist and co-founder of the Center for Economic Research, said that federal spending cutbacks could be spilling over to hiring pullbacks in the private sector. Alicia Wallace, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025 The partial but abrupt pullback of his economic plan is an example of the high amount of volatility embedded in Trump’s trade policy that has already spooked business leaders and roiled the Dow Jones Industrial average. David Catanese, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2025 That pullback comes as investors fear CEO Elon Musk gets more involved in Washington, potentially taking his attention away from the automaker and alienating customers. Pia Singh, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2025 No one knows for sure how America’s economy will react to a drastic pullback on spending and employment because it hasn’t been done for two generations. The Denver Post Editorial Board, The Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pullback

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“Pullback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pullback. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.

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