retrace
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“If the current leaders begin to consolidate or retrace, stronger participation from the broader market will likely be necessary to prevent the index from losing momentum.”
From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026
Federal investigators used data from a network of license-plate readers and traffic-surveillance cameras collected by local police to retrace her movements in the days before the shooting, court documents show.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 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
Maybe if I retrace her steps, I can find something to explain what she was hiding.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
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“Remake” retraces Adrian’s childhood while filling in the details of the director’s life after “Photographic Memory,” including brain surgery and the dissolution of his 24-year marriage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
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
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
He pivots, retraces their steps, climbs an alley, then turns around.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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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
Yet another future president might have retraced a path toward more balanced economic or security policies once the disadvantages of trade wars or diplomatic and military isolation became obvious.
From Salon ● Mar. 28, 2026
They anchored too tightly to precedent, particularly the market’s short-lived flare-up in June, which retraced once flows quickly normalized.
From Barron's ● Mar. 3, 2026
Yields later retraced their gains after New York Fed President John Williams said at a conference that cooling inflation could allow for interest-rate cuts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026
After about the fifth encounter I gave up, turned Rocinante about, and retraced my way.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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Core retail sales, which excludes the auto component and gasoline, climbed 0.9%, retracing a 0.7% decline in the category recorded in April.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Perhaps by retracing Chapman’s steps, the author suggests, he can resolve some of these conflicts, historical and personal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
The pope will personally carry the cross through all 14 stations retracing Christ's journey, from his condemnation to his crucifixion and to his burial, according to Vatican sources.
From Barron's ● Apr. 1, 2026
At City Hall, both supporters and critics of Bass have been retracing recent events, looking for clues as to how things went wrong.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2026
Ethan and I leave, retracing the steps that brought us here.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
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