The term "walk back," as in "he walked back the comment," is a good example of weaselly journalese; tends to exonerate people caught in lies
@MUGGER1955 Lies, misrepresentations, obfuscations, distortions, etc -- some kind of wrongdoing. "Walk back" lets 'em off the hook, usually.
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@MUGGER1955 Plus, normal people never use the term "walk back."Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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