retold

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It’s a story that’s been retold in recent weeks amid the Andes virus outbreak on a cruise ship to show how outbreaks sometimes lead to scientific breakthroughs.

From MarketWatch • May 17, 2026

Chuckling as she retold the story, Fiona said: "Now do I look like the type?"

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

This renders Mr. Bacon’s subtitle inapt: “The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald” has been told and retold by authors and bards.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025

His grandmother retold rose-tinted stories of building aircraft equipment during World War II before being forcibly relegated back to her domestic life.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2025

There are none to equal them in Greek mythology, except those retold by the tragic poets.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton