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retreat

[ri-treet] / rɪˈtrit /




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“Fifty Shades of Grey” actress Dakota Johnson’s “extraordinary” midcentury modern Los Angeles retreat is already under offer—mere days after the on-screen star put the property on the market for $6 million.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

The solicitation marks a retreat in quantity but an upgrade in quality.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

The snag prompted the president to retreat and say he would turn the center over to Congress.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

But leader Kim Jong Un's powerful sister said on the eve of the visit that North Korea's nuclear weapons programme was "the line of no retreat".

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

I retreat, keeping distance close enough to escape attack.

From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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