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Retractable doors open onto a small pink and green courtyard, and, around the corner, a larger play space shaded by the building’s kaleidoscopic canopy.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2025

Retractable chandeliers called fireflies and inspired by the Met’s famous touchstone will rise ahead of each performance, adjustable to four brightness levels.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 4, 2022

Asicen 3-in-1 charging cable $15 Retractable Lightning port / Micro USB / USB-C charging ports on a single 3.3-foot cable.

From The Verge • Jun. 24, 2022

Retractable claws is a derived character shared only by the clade Felidae.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2018

"Retractable wheels, probably, but I don't see—" Hellman read on.

From One Man's Poison by Sheckley, Robert