retreat

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The style had roots in the late 18th century, when France’s Directoire era represented a retreat from gaudy Rococo maximalism and an embrace of clean, froth-free lines.

From Salon • Jun. 12, 2026

"These correlations with temperature begin to give a sense for how much melt or snowline retreat we can anticipate under future, warmer climates across the region," Wells said.

From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026

The emotional climax of the book is when the Beatles, isolated from the outside world in Wales at Maharishi Mahesh Yogi’s meditation retreat, learn of their beloved manager’s death.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Kim has repeatedly vowed never to give up his nuclear arsenal, and his powerful sister said before Xi's visit that the programme was Pyongyang's "line of no retreat".

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

I regret that I never saw a bear or wolf or followed the padding retreat of a giant hellbender salamander, never shooed away a bobcat or sidestepped a rattlesnake, never flushed a startled boar.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson