LekhoriLekhoripresent participle and gerund of backpedal
The act of distancing oneself from a previously supported idea, action, behaviour, etc.; a U-turn or flip-flop.
Despite the swift backpedalling of the university, the original notice given to stall operators is suggestive of the potential existence of ‘a growing English-speaking elite’ that is ‘happy to maintain the importance of the English language’.
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