retrace
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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
Oil prices have yet to retrace their gains from March, and tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains well below levels from February, according to data from Kpler.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
“Historically, when you retrace this much of the decline, it’s a good sign,” he adds.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
Along a front of some 250 miles, German soldiers did an about-face and started to retrace their steps over ground won in bitter fighting during the previous two weeks.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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