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Knowing when to retreat, seeing off moments of pressure, especially from Charani, and when to put her foot down.

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“You lose confidence at work and retreat from the leadership pipeline,” says Urso, age 61.

Also see: Gold and gold miners suffered a big one-day retreat.

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A new tax-and-spending law, signed in July, restricts some borrowing and repayment plans, marking a retreat from federal student lending.

The retreat from India was part of a strategy to shrink the company’s global presence and focus on profitable markets, analysts said.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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