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retraction

noun

/rɪˈtrækʃən/

Meaning

the act of taking back a statement, promise, or belief

The newspaper issued a retraction of the false report.

withdrawal, recantation, revocation, denial, reversal

assertion, confirmation, affirmation

issue retraction, demand retraction, publish retraction, formal retraction

A person who held a position or office before the current holder.

An attempt to achieve a goal; a serious determined effort.

something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others

the quality of being uniform; consistency or sameness

A medical procedure to open blocked or narrowed blood vessels that supply blood to the heart.

the action of reserving something; an arrangement whereby something is reserved for a particular per...