retread

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Similarly, Raymond James analyst Chris Meekins said the plan unveiled on Thursday is “a retread of previously advocated-for positions and there is no legislative path forward for much of it, in our view.”

From MarketWatch • Jan. 15, 2026

But what if what seemed a tired retread was actually poised on the cutting edge of televised entertainment?

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

“Gladiator II” and “Alien: Romulus” are Ridley Scott properties that heavily retread ground covered in the original conceits that inspired them.

From Salon • Dec. 9, 2024

Such an outlandish spectacle captures how “Gladiator II” doesn’t merely retread what had come before.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2024

Ah, must I go back Into folly again, to retread the old track Which leads out into nothingness?

From Three Women by Wilcox, Ella Wheeler