retreated
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Before a practice session, Adams was seized by doubt and retreated to a bathroom for 40 minutes to collect himself.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 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
With the Iran cease-fire still seemingly intact, oil prices retreated today, giving the market some room to run.
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
Treasury yields retreated on Tuesday, with the 30-year rate falling 4.3 basis points to 4.982% as of 3 p.m.
From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026
That impression was reinforced whenever I retreated to his office.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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