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retrace

[ri-treys] / rɪˈtreɪs /


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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

Meanwhile, Oppenheimer’s Rusch notes that Tesla shares are trading at “levels from late summer 2025 and could see a retrace to the low-$300’s based on technical support levels near term.”

From MarketWatch Apr. 13, 2026

“Historically, when you retrace this much of the decline, it’s a good sign,” he adds.

From Barron's Apr. 10, 2026

Still I could not turn, nor retrace one step.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

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

“The Sympathizer” enters the Captain’s story nearly a year into his imprisonment, and many drafts into writing what's deemed as his confession, which reads like a manuscript and retraces his faulty memory.

From Salon Apr. 22, 2024

It then retraces its steps home in late afternoon into evening.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2023

Just as an embryo retraces much of the human evolutionary past, so budding artists reinvent the first stages of art.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

And then he retraced his steps across the 150-foot wide thoroughfare that knifes through the heart of the city along what once was the Red Car line of the Pacific Electric Railway.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 20, 2026

WTI crude prices have retraced a substantial amount of their post-war surge, but current futures prices don’t anticipate a return to pre-war levels until at least the middle of next year.

From Barron's Apr. 21, 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

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

This time the gates of Hel were opened for him, as he left, and he retraced his steps.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

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

Two films at this year's Berlin Film Festival follow members of the African diaspora telling stories by retracing the paths of their ancestors.

From Barron's Feb. 16, 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

Christie’s specialist Giada Damen, who spent months retracing its paper trail and showing it to Michelangelo experts, said this foot wound up with a Swiss diplomat whose family held onto it for generations.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 5, 2026

He and Quirin started retracing where they'd been along the top of the sand dunes and finally found Dasch's clothes.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple




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