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retrace

[ri-trays] / 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

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

He also spoke briefly about his upcoming episodic HBO series, “Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Happiness,” a historical spoof that will retrace United States history for the country’s 250th founding anniversary.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2026

By the time he understood his part in History’s Plans, it was too late to retrace his steps.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

Based on Homer's epic, Nolan's film retraces the hero Odysseus in a perilous journey to his home on the island of Ithaca after the Trojan War in the 12th century BCE.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 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 Documentary: Victoria Uwonkunda retraces her journey to escape Rwanda's genocide 30 years and meets victims and perpetrators of the violence finding a way to reconcile and forgive.

From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2024

Prime Video’s “Desperately Seeking Soulmate: Escaping Twin Flames,” in contrast, retraces the reporting of Vanity Fair’s Alice Hines, who serves as its main protagonist and narrator.

From Salon ● Nov. 11, 2023

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

To determine when the ability developed and how it changed over time, the team retraced lactoferrin's evolutionary history and reconstructed versions belonging to its extinct ancestors.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

Nasdaq-listed PDD hit a 2026 low in June but has since retraced some of those declines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

Long-term bond rates declined in the immediate aftermath of the Treasury’s announcement on Wednesday but retraced their move in morning trading.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026

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

She retraced her path, leaving faint crisscrossing patterns in the fine yellow sand.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko

Debbie said retracing her son's steps helped her, because "we could look at the terrain in more detail".

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

The mother of Jay Slater, who died after he went missing in Tenerife, has said retracing his footsteps was "very tough and emotional" but had given her "more closure".

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

The pope will personally carry the cross through all 14 stations retracing Christ's journey, from his condemnation to his crucifixion and to his burial, according to Vatican sources.

From Barron's ● Apr. 1, 2026

Mark thought he was probably retracing their path in his mind, trying to match it to what he was reading on the maps.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner




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