retrace
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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
“Historically, when you retrace this much of the decline, it’s a good sign,” he adds.
From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026
The Philippines National Bureau of Investigation said it is coordinating with police and armed forces to retrace the pair’s movements from Nov. 1 to Nov. 28.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025
Winston halted, stood for several seconds wondering vaguely what to do, then turned round and began to retrace his steps.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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“Remake” retraces Adrian’s childhood while filling in the details of the director’s life after “Photographic Memory,” including brain surgery and the dissolution of his 24-year marriage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
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 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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The oil market did a “good job in making up for the supply cut off” from Iran, which is why prices retraced so sharply, Edward Meir, an analyst at financial-services platform Marex, told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
WTI crude prices have retraced a substantial amount of their post-war surge, but current futures prices don’t anticipate a return to pre-war levels until at least the middle of next year.
From Barron's ● Apr. 21, 2026
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
Yields later retraced their gains after New York Fed President John Williams said at a conference that cooling inflation could allow for interest-rate cuts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026
The French natural historian Charles Marie de la Condamine retraced Orellana’s journey in 1743.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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Little by little, through her childish chatter retracing her arrival in Denmark and some research done in South Korea, Randel uncovered a different story from the one in her Danish adoption papers.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
“They are retracing and mirroring the contours of human drama and debate, as documented in their vast training data.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
At City Hall, both supporters and critics of Bass have been retracing recent events, looking for clues as to how things went wrong.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2026
Jamie Hargreaves completed his challenge of riding from Derby in England to Australia, retracing the route his dad, Phil, completed at the same age in 1984.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2025
He and Quirin started retracing where they'd been along the top of the sand dunes and finally found Dasch's clothes.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
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