retreat

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They have “seized on gold’s price drop, because this sudden retreat gives buyers the chance to reset the clock back before January’s historic price spike,” said Adrian Ash, director of research at BullionVault.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

Daleep Singh, chief global economist at PGIM, said a face-saving cease-fire would allow oil to retreat toward $80 to $100 a barrel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Stock markets typically reach a “bottom,” in terms of marking a peak-to-trough retreat in price levels following a crisis event, well before that event is ultimately resolved.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

To help fuel their creative flow, the group went down to a beach retreat in San Carlos, Sonora, right Mexico’s Gulf of California.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

After eating more baklava than we should have in one sitting, we retreat to Zara’ s room.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam