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  • noun sports An attacking pass from the wing into a position further from the attacking goal line.

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Examples

  • "There certainly has been a bit of a pull-back in the enthusiasm because people are saying that maybe this market isn't ready for the huge explosion that everybody had planned on initially," says Kevin See , an electric-vehicle-sector analyst with Lux Research Inc., an independent consultancy specializing in emerging technologies.

    Car-Battery Shakeout Ahead David Pearson 2011

  • Mr. Wickwire doesn't seem worried about the recent pull-back in agricultural commodities, calling long-term fundamentals "very positive."

    A Stock Play on Commodity Theme Ian Berry 2011

  • Back in 1971, Egypt's President Anwar Sadat offered Israel peace in exchange for an IDF pull-back of two miles from the banks of the Suez Canal.

    MJ Rosenberg: The Lobby's Shame MJ Rosenberg 2010

  • It was Hughton's side who started with the greater purpose, Marlon King's pull-back just failing to find a blue shirt before Keith Fahey tested Stephen Henderson from distance.

    Birmingham City 1-0 Portsmouth | Championship match report 2012

  • Back in 1971, Egypt's President Anwar Sadat offered Israel peace in exchange for an IDF pull-back of two miles from the banks of the Suez Canal.

    MJ Rosenberg: The Lobby's Shame MJ Rosenberg 2010

  • Back in 1971, Egypt's President Anwar Sadat offered Israel peace in exchange for an IDF pull-back of two miles from the banks of the Suez Canal.

    MJ Rosenberg: The Lobby's Shame MJ Rosenberg 2010

  • The decline in new investments in Germany and France was part of a broader pull-back from developed economies in favor of their developing counterparts, which have grown much more rapidly since the onset of the financial crisis in 2008.

    Germany, France See Declines in Foreign-Investment Flows Paul Hannon 2011

  • During congressional debate on the credit-card bill, banking groups such as the American Bankers Association, or ABA, argued the proposal would result in a significant pull-back in credit while also increasing the cost of credit.

    Credit-Card Law Aids Transparency Maya Jackson Randall 2011

  • “I think we should just pocket this,” Powell told CNN Chief National Correspondent John King about celebrations in the streets that heralded the U.S. pull-back.

    History will have to make a judgment on Iraq, Powell says 2009

  • Any "competent military offensive" to hasten the end of the Libyan conflict would likely lead to a sharp pull-back in prices, said Stephen Schork , author of the energy newsletter the Schork Report.

    Oil Climbs As Market Braces for Long Libya Fight Dan Strumpf 2011

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