retreat
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U.S. natural gas futures were lower but steadying after yesterday’s retreat on profit-taking, with the market seeing support in warmer weather moving deeper into June.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Entire towns retreat indoors during the fiercest hours, emerging again only in the evening.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Actress Drew Barrymore’s 280-year-old weekend retreat has come under offer, just weeks after it was put on the market for $4.99 million, following a dramatic renovation and restoration by the “Never Been Kissed” star.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
Swiss tourist Philippe Bignens, 56, visiting London with his father, told AFP they had to change plans and retreat to their hotel to avoid being outside at the hottest time of day.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
Khrushchev told Nina and Sergei he’d be meeting with Presidium members in the morning at Novo-Ogaryovo, a government retreat outside the city.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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