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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

He picked up the toy soldier and began to retrace his trail.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker

Directed by filmmaker Alex Thomas, the film retraces Damilola's final day and examines the environment and pressures shaping the lives of young people around him at that time.

From BBC Mar. 25, 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

He retraces his steps, growing more anxious with each turn.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

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

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

The software stock is down 35% from its most recent 52-week high and has retraced about half of its sharp earnings-driven rally from Dec. 3.

From Barron's Feb. 5, 2026

The stock has now retraced about 40% of the rally from the two-year closing low of $65.61 hit on Nov. 24 to the one-year closing high of $129.85 on Jan. 8.

From MarketWatch Jan. 12, 2026

I went to the place where Harris had slid down the ice just above the Col, and then methodically retraced the route he’d followed toward camp, which followed a broad, almost flat, ice gully.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

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

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

Perhaps by retracing Chapman’s steps, the author suggests, he can resolve some of these conflicts, historical and personal.

From The Wall Street Journal May 26, 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

Ethan and I leave, retracing the steps that brought us here.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson




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