retreated

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They make clear why Duchamp, a master chess player, retreated from the challenges of modern painting into the safer, cooler terrain—the anti-art gamesmanship—of the Readymade.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Johnson has since retreated from the media, although he met with Cabinet officials and members of Congress during Trump’s first term.

From Slate • May 28, 2026

But Brent and US benchmark West Texas Intermediate retreated more than two percent Wednesday on renewed hopes a deal to reopen the blockaded Strait of Hormuz was on track.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

After a backlash erupted, CBS quickly retreated, announcing it would “waive further enforcement” pending additional review.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

Mammoths had flourished for millions of years over most of the northern hemisphere, but as Homo sapiens spread—first over Eurasia and then over North America—the mammoths retreated.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari