retreat
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Top delegates to the Pacific talks will hold a one-day retreat on low-lying Tuvalu, a small island nation laying plans to relocate the population if it is consumed by the ocean.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
A stock-market pullback is brewing, according to strategists who have studied every retreat since 1956 for clues on the future.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
Four months later, many of the same retreat attendees met up again for the San Francisco edition of Effective Altruism Global, a conference where people gathered to share ideas about how to help others.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
In early 2022, some doomers from Anthropic and other AI labs flew to a retreat on the remote Bahamian island of Eleuthera, a 110-mile ribbon of land known for its pink sand beaches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
“While your plan is sound, the path you choose is not suitable for quick retreat should Arawn pursue you.”
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
As travelers chase farther-flung getaways, the Seychelles has recently drawn an influx of luxury retreats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Keith John Abraham, founder of Heroic Hearts Project UK, helps former military personnel attend retreats involving ayahuasca to support conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Perhaps unsurprisingly, illusionist David Copperfield has created one of the most extravagant celebrity island retreats of them all.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
Experts say unseasonably warm weather patterns at the beginning of the year have driven rattlesnakes out of their winter retreats ahead of rattlesnake season in search of food and mates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Marco nods absently, not meeting her eyes, and quickly retreats to his corner.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield retreated sharply after hitting a new 24-year high near 5.34% this morning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Globally, about 350 million people shopped at luxury brands in 2024, down about 50 million from a peak in 2022, according to Bain, as aspirational shoppers retreated after years of price increases.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
The Dow industrials dropped 0.7%, while the Nasdaq composite retreated 0.9% and the S&P 500 lost 0.8%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
The S&P 500 dropped 0.8%, the Nasdaq composite retreated 1.1% and the Dow industrials fell 0.7%, or 352 points.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
We returned to my room, and Fig retreated onto my bed.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
The retreating ice exposes Arctic coastlines to waves, worsening coastal erosion and raising risks for coastal communities and infrastructure, the report warned.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
He appeared to angrily yell before retreating to the sideline.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
"Glaciers are retreating, permafrost and high-mountain slopes are becoming increasingly unstable, and communities and infrastructure downstream face growing risks from complex and cascading hazards," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Investor concerns about software-sector weakness and artificial-intelligence overspending are retreating, providing a boost to shares of Microsoft.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
In a surprising gesture of kindness, he pats me on the shoulder before grabbing a drink from the fridge and retreating back into the basement.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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