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  • present tense form of retreat (3rd person singular).
  • plural of retreat.
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retreats





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He has built new luxury houses and summer retreats for himself in the countryside.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 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

For now, it's the slowest of retreats from the States, the memory of those early days in New York and New Jersey now dimmed, the hope of the 4-0 win over Bolivia crushed to bits.

From BBC Jun. 27, 2026

To complete the trap, the spider wraps the cone with a thinner type of silk and quickly retreats upward.

From Science Daily Jun. 26, 2026

She retreats to the backyard with a can of Sprite and her phone.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller



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