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retrace

[ri-treys] / rɪˈtreɪs /


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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

To help drive his point home, Krinsky cited several recent examples: Silver prices soared in January, before a punishing selloff saw the white metal retrace nearly all of its year-to-date gains.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

“Historically, when you retrace this much of the decline, it’s a good sign,” he adds.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

She might zoom right past whatever the clue referred to and not even know it, and have to retrace her path in daylight.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld




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