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retell

[ree-tel] / riˈtɛl /








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Anthony Puzo, Mario Puzo's son, told Publishers Weekly: "We had been looking for someone to retell the story from a new perspective."

From Barron's May 14, 2026

But much like Baz Luhrmann’s “Romeo + Juliet,” she’s not trying to retell this famous tale; she’s reimagining it as the outsized, grand spectacle it has become in both public consciousness and personal affection.

From Salon Feb. 14, 2026

Now “Five Bullets,” by Elliot Williams, and “Fear and Fury,” by Heather Ann Thompson, retell the story.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 6, 2026

In the years since Gemma first went to the police, she has had to retell her story to more than 20 different officers, she says.

From BBC Jun. 30, 2025

I went back to class during third period and was bombarded with requests to retell the story.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia

He retells the tale in his 1994 autobiography, “American Prince.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 1, 2026

The retail industry treats it like a speed bump between Halloween and Christmas, and when history retells its origins, it’s not a holiday worth protesting to keep.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 19, 2025

Watch: “The Book of Clarence” retells the story of Jesus with irreverence, and also devotion.

From New York Times Jan. 16, 2024

The design retells Raymond Briggs' classic children's book about James, a young boy who builds a snowman that comes to life.

From BBC Oct. 23, 2023

In other words, the song relives and retells the experiences of a child in another century and makes her story highly relatable to us today.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

There’s a story that is told and retold about this kind of inequality and why it “makes sense.”

From MarketWatch Jun. 26, 2026

When I was a kid, hearing my birth story told and retold, I never heard about Al’s prison time or his absences at the hospital.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 30, 2026

Now, as it celebrates its centenary, staff have been looking back on the company's role in developing a treatment for a rare degenerative condition affecting young boys – a story retold in a Hollywood film.

From BBC Dec. 14, 2025

His grandmother retold rose-tinted stories of building aircraft equipment during World War II before being forcibly relegated back to her domestic life.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2025

The article also retold what had happened to him.

From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia

This production feels like a fleeting moment — a reunion of friends and collaborators retelling a myth that is recounted over and over again.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

Hugh Jackman plays Robin Hood in his final days, a loose retelling of a 500-year-old ballad, and seems to have ancient dirt creased into his wrinkles.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2026

His movie is a remarkable piece of autofiction, retelling his first experience with air travel as if it were a love story.

From Salon Jun. 10, 2026

In the retelling of the ancient historian’s chronicle of the fifth century B.C.

From The Wall Street Journal May 18, 2026

“Yes, in fact, we do. We have The Five Chinese Brothers—it’s a beautiful retelling of a famous Chinese folktale.”

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng




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