retreating

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Mallori Johnson plays her sister Anaia: shy, retreating and “emotional,” a descriptor that lands like an insult on her psyche.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

People moved back into the British Isles around 15,200 years ago after the last major ice sheet began retreating, according to new research.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

Major stock indexes fell, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite retreating from record levels reached last week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

The share of overall activity that the team attributed to the retail crowd has stabilized after retreating from a high.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

To the north, German armies were retreating along the old Somme battlefield, abandoning land they had captured when starting their last-ditch offensive earlier that year.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman