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"backtracking on" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It means to retract or change one's previous decision or statement. Example: The politician faced criticism for constantly backtracking on their promises during the campaign. In this sentence, "backtracking on" is used to convey the idea that the politician went back on their previous promises, possibly causing disappointment or distrust among their supporters.
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Several leading Liberal Democrats are furious, and fear that the government is backtracking on its commitments.
Is the government backtracking on its plan to make each and every one of us have an identity card?
Even Mike Shanahan was backtracking on Monday.
The government is also backtracking on fiscal reforms.
"What Amazon.com is doing is backtracking on this central tenet," Mr. Santos wrote.
"Backtracking on reform commitments could cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars".
Franz Müntefering, the Social Democrat labour minister, already seems to be backtracking on the minimum wage.
But as the ball reached its apex, it began backtracking on a diagonal line.
"The UK is unforgivably backtracking on its commitment to vulnerable refugee children in Europe.
Mr. Burrus accused the post office of backtracking on a promise to close contaminated buildings.
"I can confirm we are not backtracking on what the president announced," said Hayden.
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