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retreat

[ri-treet] / rɪˈtrit /




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But the property was far from the idyllic mountain retreat it is today.

From MarketWatch Aug. 12, 2026

The army, which also suffered casualties, disputed it had ceded control - but said its soldiers had to "retreat temporarily".

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

Another major unanswered question is which parts of the retreat were responsible for the observed effects.

From Science Daily Aug. 9, 2026

Kreinbrink turned her experience into a wellness retreat business where people travel to Tuscany with her to harvest olives for olive oil, make wine and craft cheese on the farm, alongside local farmers.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 8, 2026

MADI: I’m leaving for church retreat on Friday.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

The team is particularly interested in studying whether similar retreats could help people living with chronic pain, mood disorders, or conditions involving the immune system.

From Science Daily Aug. 9, 2026

In an effort to lighten things up and reduce risk—and, let’s be honest, boost productivity through camaraderie—more companies are planning retreats that could have been designed by a bunch of 10-year-olds.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

To make health retreats "easily achievable", Alex Hyde and Sam Carter-Smith hosted the OneRetreat Wellness in Birmingham, a one-day festival with exercise classes, sauna sessions and professional talks.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

Buddhism-themed tourism is thriving and tens of thousands of locals and foreigners sign up every year for "temple stay" retreats where they eat simple monastic food, do chores and meditate.

From Barron's Jul. 7, 2026

I move toward the young upstart, and he retreats.

From "The One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate

She said she felt self-conscious about her appearance post-surgery and retreated further from the public.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

While pressures on global energy supplies remain in place, travel stocks advanced Monday, while the S&P energy sector retreated 2%.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

On both Monday and Tuesday, SpaceX nearly retreated to its IPO price of $135 a share, which valued the company at more than $1.7 trillion.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

Shares of software and IT firms including Accenture, Gartner, Workday and ServiceNow also retreated in IBM’s wake.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

Instead he retreated to the farthest corner of the nursery, where he began building tall, wobbly towers out of square wooden blocks that he then proceeded to tip over with barely a hint of satisfaction.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

If this ice begins retreating quickly, the process can become difficult to stop or reverse.

From Science Daily Jul. 23, 2026

France couldn’t even score into an open net, with Desire Doue lining a low shot right at a rapidly retreating Simón, who had come well off his line and left the goal unattended.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

You could see Gauff ramp up the aggression in set two but, instead of retreating, Muchova managed to play even more shots inside the baseline in the third set.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

Australian equities briefly pared losses on release of the data before retreating back to their previous level.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

Afterwards, Rose, retreating a bit from her reverie, evened out my hair for me so that it hung about an inch below my ears.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline




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