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retell

[ree-tel] / riˈtɛl /








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Anthony Puzo, Mario Puzo's son, told Publishers Weekly: "We had been looking for someone to retell the story from a new perspective."

From Barron's May 14, 2026

Now “Five Bullets,” by Elliot Williams, and “Fear and Fury,” by Heather Ann Thompson, retell the story.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 6, 2026

She has always trusted that her readers and followers would be able to pay attention and keep up, but after more than 50 years, she is right to want to retell her stories.

From Salon Nov. 11, 2025

I really want to tell, retell, those stories.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2025

I went back to class during third period and was bombarded with requests to retell the story.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia

He retells the tale in his 1994 autobiography, “American Prince.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 1, 2026

Roberto José Andrade Franco retells the saga of Oscar De La Hoya versus Julio Cesar Chávez, landing less on the side of the former than pointing out the assimilationist façade of the Golden Boy.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 21, 2025

Watch: “The Book of Clarence” retells the story of Jesus with irreverence, and also devotion.

From New York Times Jan. 16, 2024

The Voyage Home is the third book in Pat Barker's series which retells The Iliad story from the perspective of the Trojan women.

From BBC Dec. 28, 2023

In other words, the song relives and retells the experiences of a child in another century and makes her story highly relatable to us today.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

But it’s a history that must be retold to be understood and appreciated.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 7, 2026

It’s a story that’s been retold in recent weeks amid the Andes virus outbreak on a cruise ship to show how outbreaks sometimes lead to scientific breakthroughs.

From MarketWatch May 17, 2026

She’s made something different from your typical adaptation, a movie that brings a fresh perspective to a very old and frequently retold tale.

From Salon Feb. 23, 2026

After the publication of his “The Three Billy Goats Gruff” in 2022, Mr. Barnett is back with another installment in a planned series of retold fairy tales.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 20, 2026

There are none to equal them in Greek mythology, except those retold by the tragic poets.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

In a summer dominated by a retelling of history’s most well-known monster-plagued sea voyage, “The Devil’s Mouth” may seem like a mere bagatelle, a non-Imax drop in the brine ‘n’ blood-splattered hero’s journey.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

This production feels like a fleeting moment — a reunion of friends and collaborators retelling a myth that is recounted over and over again.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

In his retelling of Homer’s epic poem, Nolan imagines Odysseus as a man haunted by the sacking of Troy.

From Salon Jul. 21, 2026

The image remains inescapable for Parry as it reappears with every anniversary and retelling of the Aberfan disaster.

From BBC May 10, 2026

“Khoobam, merci,” Laleh said, and before I knew it, she had launched into her third retelling of her latest game of Heads Down, Thumbs Up.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram




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