retreats
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Her 50-something protagonist, Alan Anderson, and his socially striving wife Vivian, are at least about to start thinking about where their family is going to go, once Alan retreats to a backyard playhouse.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
This is why it is important to raise awareness among coastal populations about detecting warning signs: felt earthquakes, abnormal sea movements, most often seawater retreats preceding the run-up of the tsunami, but not always.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
But the tiniest silver lining of the path he’s taken means I have one more thing to help navigate accepting my voice: an example of what happens when someone retreats into fear and shame.
From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026
Wizz Air falls 6.7%, easyJet retreats 3.9%, Ryanair is down 2.7%, and IAG loses 2.6%.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
Not counting Holy Week, Sundays, holy days of obligation, first Fridays, retreats, sacrifices, and cyclical impediments, her effective year was reduced to forty-two days that were spread out through a web of purple crosses.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
