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Retraction

British pronunciation/ɹɪtɹˈækʃən/
American pronunciation/ɹiˈtɹækʃən/
Retraction
[NOUN]
1

the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back

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2

a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion

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Examples
1. Retraction slides it back around the rib cage.
2. Was that the retraction?
3. We have scapular retraction right there.
4. So these retractions may in fact reduce the damages that the news organizations face.
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