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retreat

[ri-treet] / rɪˈtrit /




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As these natural supports lose their grip, the ice can flow faster, and the glacier can retreat more rapidly.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

The Gatsby-esque property had been my grandfather’s summer retreat and was magical.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

He said their habitat provides woodland, water and room to explore, as well as sheltered areas where they can retreat or move out of public view if they would like some privacy.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

He has also owned a lakefront retreat in Tennessee, although it remains unclear whether he still owns the abode.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

I could either accept this new reality or retreat from it, and the latter outcome might end up being even worse than the first.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

A well-financed customer can continue building when a weaker competitor retreats.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

In addition to the music and wellness festivals, events to pitch retail investors, financial advisers and family offices are happening at five-star hotels in Beverly Hills, Sonoma wine country retreats, holiday parties and steakhouse dinners.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

From retreats in the Amazon to clinical trials in Newcastle, psychedelic therapy is attracting growing attention as a possible treatment for depression.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

They also carry a circular disk attached to the tail that can seal the shell opening like a door when the animal retreats inside.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

He leaves the door open now and retreats to the dining room with all the others.

From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley

Knowing when major periods of glaciation began, how long they lasted, and when the ice retreated is essential for reconstructing the planet's natural climate cycles.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

The hospital closed and later fell into RSF hands when the army retreated.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Then the unthinkable happened: Buyers showed up in droves as the 10-year quickly retreated to 5.18% by the end of Wednesday’s session.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

US government borrowing costs surged on the news, with 10-year Treasuries hitting fresh 24-year highs, though they later retreated on investor demand owing to their attractive yields above 5.3 percent.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Talis and Fox retreated to the outer circles with Beefy in tow, giving Seven an encouraging smile and snapping pictures as they joined the other parents.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

Just moments after that triple change, which brought Chelsea's total number of substitutions to five, Estevao could be seen ending his warm-up and retreating to the bench.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

But a curious pattern has emerged in recent years: Multiple major landslides have occurred precisely at the terminus of a retreating glacier.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

Applied Materials stock is retreating back toward a key technical level.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

Another witness said Eritrean forces appeared to be retreating north after the strikes, AFP reported.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

His straining faculties manufactured or else picked up a haunted, tongueless fear, by someone retreating from him, someone blown back to the farthest wall of the apartment in an attempt to evade him.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick


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