retreated

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As the state retreated, the private sector expanded.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Equity markets retreated at the end of a week that saw a strong rally across the world, helped by a surge in tech firms linked to artificial intelligence.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

One hand holding a microphone, the other arm tightly tucked across her chest, she retreated to her zones of rhetorical comfort: grievance, victimhood, outrage.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

Treasury yields retreated on Tuesday, with the 30-year rate falling 4.3 basis points to 4.982% as of 3 p.m.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

Mammoths had flourished for millions of years over most of the northern hemisphere, but as Homo sapiens spread—first over Eurasia and then over North America—the mammoths retreated.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari