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
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
That allowed them to retrace Ashaal’s SUV to the street where the Voxy blocked his escape.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2026
Nok avoided eye contact with the other people around her as she tried to retrace her steps.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
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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
The Documentary: Victoria Uwonkunda retraces her journey to escape Rwanda's genocide 30 years and meets victims and perpetrators of the violence finding a way to reconcile and forgive.
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2024
“So, every seventy-five years, he retraces the journey, hoping to reunite with her.”
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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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
The software stock is down 35% from its most recent 52-week high and has retraced about half of its sharp earnings-driven rally from Dec. 3.
From Barron's ● Feb. 5, 2026
The stock has now retraced about 40% of the rally from the two-year closing low of $65.61 hit on Nov. 24 to the one-year closing high of $129.85 on Jan. 8.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 12, 2026
Market expectations were for employment to dip by a modest 5,000 jobs, following a jump of 60,400 in September that retraced some of the more than 106,000 jobs lost in the two months before that.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
I retraced my steps to the living room and unzipped a corner of the suitcase.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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"Perhaps the greatest emotion is feeling a bit as if you were up on the scaffolding with Giotto... retracing the creative phases in the making of a masterpiece like this," she said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
Yields were little changed after retracing early increases triggered by fears inflation could run high for months —and even drive the Fed to hike rates down the road.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
After his journey retracing his life off-grid, he decided to send his mother a text message.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
OPEC+ supply increases and spare capacity should stabilize prices if tensions ease, with Brent retracing toward $70/bbl-$75/bbl over the medium term.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 2, 2026
Is she retracing every moment, wondering what she should have done differently?
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
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