Pull out of, pull back from
If the following two sentences are both correct, do they mean the same thing?
1) The U.S. has pulled out of the Paris climate accord/agreement.
2) The U.S. has pulled back from the Paris climate accord/agreement.
Thank you.
Top answer
(1) means that the US was previously a part of the agreement but has now withdrawn from it. The meaning of (2) is not so certain. To me, it reads as if the US had been considering joining the agreement, but then decided not to.
- (1) means that the US was previously a part of the agreement but has now withdrawn from it.
- The meaning of (2) is not so certain.
- To me, it reads as if the US had been considering joining the agreement, but then decided not to.
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(1) means that the US was previously a part of the agreement but has now withdrawn from it.
The meaning of (2) is not so certain. To me, it reads as if the US had been considering joining the agreement, but then decided not to.
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