retrace
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That has seen the U.S. rates market almost fully retrace the dovish repricing that followed last week’s softer inflation numbers, says Tony Sycamore, market strategist at IG Markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
With Ukrainian airspace closed because of the war with Russia, they will then retrace their steps to Poland and fly to London for next week's second leg.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
But there’s a limit to how many similar instances, all with the same structure, the film can retrace before it gives way to monotony.
From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2026
He also spoke briefly about his upcoming episodic HBO series, “Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Happiness,” a historical spoof that will retrace United States history for the country’s 250th founding anniversary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2026
My impulse was to turn and retrace my steps, but I told myself that I could not possibly be far from the river now, so I kept on, dodging piles of muck.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
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Running until March 8, the exhibit retraces the journeys made by the researcher, who died in 2003.
From Barron's ● Jan. 16, 2026
OTTAWA—Retailers in Canada saw a jump in sales in November that retraces weak trade in recent months, hinting at a recovery in household consumption heading into the important holiday season.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
The Documentary: Victoria Uwonkunda retraces her journey to escape Rwanda's genocide 30 years and meets victims and perpetrators of the violence finding a way to reconcile and forgive.
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2024
Prime Video’s “Desperately Seeking Soulmate: Escaping Twin Flames,” in contrast, retraces the reporting of Vanity Fair’s Alice Hines, who serves as its main protagonist and narrator.
From Salon ● Nov. 11, 2023
Just as an embryo retraces much of the human evolutionary past, so budding artists reinvent the first stages of art.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
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Nasdaq-listed PDD hit a 2026 low in June but has since retraced some of those declines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
And then he retraced his steps across the 150-foot wide thoroughfare that knifes through the heart of the city along what once was the Red Car line of the Pacific Electric Railway.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026
It isn’t just U.S. stocks that have retraced their postconflict moves; the dollar has also erased most of its gains since the fighting began.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 15, 2026
He points out that energy stocks have “virtually retraced their wartime gains,” and adds that “even the bond market is back on an even keel after yesterday’s rally.”
From Barron's ● Apr. 15, 2026
Raucous singing was borne toward them on the night air as they retraced their steps along the lantern-lit path, and leprechauns kept shooting over their heads, cackling and waving their lanterns.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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Treasury yields held close to flat after earlier retracing sharp falls that initially followed the Treasury’s surprise bond market intervention.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
The dollar is currently around 159.30 yen, retracing roughly half its original gains.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
After his journey retracing his life off-grid, he decided to send his mother a text message.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
Today, the stock fell 3.8% to $154.78, retracing toward its 50-day moving average.
From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026
“I daresay very few people could have done what you did the second time through, retracing your steps so exactly. You made over a hundred turns!”
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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