retreated

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U.S. natural gas futures settled lower as oil and European natural gas prices retreated on renewed efforts for a deal to end the U.S.-Iran conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Stocks opened a touch higher Thursday, but retreated toward the end of the session after The Wall Street Journal reported the U.S. was resuming an operation to escort vessels through the Strait of Hormuz.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Stocks and Treasury bonds were rallying on Wednesday, with bond yields — which move inversely to prices — moving lower as oil prices retreated.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

One hand holding a microphone, the other arm tightly tucked across her chest, she retreated to her zones of rhetorical comfort: grievance, victimhood, outrage.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

We returned to my room, and Fig retreated onto my bed.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas