retrace
Example Sentences
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In other words, it’s reasonable to feel relief once crude oil prices retrace their journey back to where they were before the Iran war began.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
Federal investigators used data from a network of license-plate readers and traffic-surveillance cameras collected by local police to retrace her movements in the days before the shooting, court documents show.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 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
I would have to retrace my way at least twenty miles, find a vet, have Charley vaccinated, and then return.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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