retreats
Example Sentences
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In one of its most important roles, the commission retreats behind closed doors every week to decide whether police shootings and other serious uses of force were appropriate.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
The group, currently numbering 12, envisages growing food to sell, holding workshops and retreats - and even setting up a "granny agency" to look after children.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
For many, Cole says, these types of retreats are the first time wealthy kids are able to open up about issues that might seem enviable.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
This is why it is important to raise awareness among coastal populations about detecting warning signs: felt earthquakes, abnormal sea movements, most often seawater retreats preceding the run-up of the tsunami, but not always.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
The prospects of the war are nosediving— Germany retreats across Russia, across the Ukraine, up the ankle of Italy.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
