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retreated

  • past participle
    of retreat.
    retreat
    noun
    the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.
  • past tense form
    of retreat.
    retreat
    noun
    the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.

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Then the unthinkable happened: Buyers showed up in droves as the 10-year quickly retreated to 5.18% by the end of Wednesday’s session.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

US government borrowing costs surged on the news, with 10-year Treasuries hitting fresh 24-year highs, though they later retreated on investor demand owing to their attractive yields above 5.3 percent.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

The current dispute between China and Taiwan dates to a civil war between the nationalist forces of Chiang Kai-shek, who retreated to the island in 1949 after being defeated by Mao Zedong's communist fighters.

From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026

U.S. stocks ended a volatile trading session slightly higher after Treasury yields retreated from multiyear highs and expectations for another rate hike this month subsided.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

I strayed from the path and retreated into the shadow of the wooded canopy, as I sensed Yakov had done.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros