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retrace

[ri-treys] / rɪˈtreɪs /


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Still, the rebound in the U.S. 10-year bond yield toward 4.7% means that the market could be more vulnerable to profit-taking if rates continue to retrace higher, it adds.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

“If the current leaders begin to consolidate or retrace, stronger participation from the broader market will likely be necessary to prevent the index from losing momentum.”

From Barron's Jun. 1, 2026

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

But is she approaching the summit, or is she actually on a slope that leads to a lower peak, from which she will eventually have to retreat and retrace her steps?

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Documentarian Geeta Gandbhir retraces this slow-moving tragedy through the body camera footage of the exasperated officers who know that the caller, not the children, is the problem.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 10, 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 Sympathizer” enters the Captain’s story nearly a year into his imprisonment, and many drafts into writing what's deemed as his confession, which reads like a manuscript and retraces his faulty memory.

From Salon Apr. 22, 2024

Just as an embryo retraces much of the human evolutionary past, so budding artists reinvent the first stages of art.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

And then he retraced his steps across the 150-foot wide thoroughfare that knifes through the heart of the city along what once was the Red Car line of the Pacific Electric Railway.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 20, 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

It isn’t just U.S. stocks that have retraced their postconflict moves; the dollar has also erased most of its gains since the fighting began.

From MarketWatch Apr. 15, 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

Jake and Kojo retraced their bus routes back uptown.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein

The dollar is currently around 159.30 yen, retracing roughly half its original gains.

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

Yields were little changed after retracing early increases triggered by fears inflation could run high for months —and even drive the Fed to hike rates down the road.

From The Wall Street Journal May 14, 2026

After his journey retracing his life off-grid, he decided to send his mother a text message.

From BBC May 13, 2026

Two films at this year's Berlin Film Festival follow members of the African diaspora telling stories by retracing the paths of their ancestors.

From Barron's Feb. 16, 2026

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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