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
Why you should let it fade: Not even Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson returning for cameo spots will make this installment feel like much more than a bow-slinging retread.
From Salon • Jan. 4, 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
If “Shadow of the Vampire” was a playful spin, Eggers’ “Nosferatu” is an utterly straight-faced and interminably dull retread of the 1922 original.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2024
He turned, as these thoughts passed through his mind, and began hastily to retread his footsteps towards the castle.
From The Abbot by Scott, Walter, Sir
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