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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a dramatic retreat from" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a significant withdrawal or reversal from a position, plan, or situation, often with an emotional or impactful connotation.
Example: "The company's decision to abandon its expansion plans was seen as a dramatic retreat from its previous commitments."
Alternatives: "a significant withdrawal from" or "a notable backtrack from".
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This program represented a dramatic retreat from the original idea of central planning.
Over all, the new policy represents a dramatic retreat from the team's initial luxury-sales strategy for the new stadium, which was underlined in advertisements that crowed "Own the Greatness" and "Select the Greatest Seats in the World".
Mr. Eissler was setting out to correct what he called the "misrepresentations" and "false claims" surrounding the bill, which, despite its overwhelming support in the House — more than two-thirds of his colleagues signed on to it, and only five voted against it — has generated vocal opposition from some within education circles who view it as a dramatic retreat from hard-won reforms.
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The glaciers of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago will undergo a dramatic retreat this century if warming projections hold true.
In no time, Germany's recession-immune stance was made to look plain silly by the German economy's dramatic retreat from growth and the exposure of German banks as front-line subprime mortgage speculators.
Ladera, St Lucia This dramatic retreat clings to a mountainside on a former cocoa plantation.
Researchers in Chile have released time-lapse footage of the dramatic retreat of a glacier in Patagonia.
Fire escapes have also figured as dramatic devices in many films and plays, often as a secret backdoor or a retreat from the pressures indoors.
"That's a dramatic change from 18 months ago".
Windows 10 is a dramatic departure from prior Windows versions.
A retreat from trade would be a retreat from the responsibility and moral obligation of global leadership.
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