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“They are retracing and mirroring the contours of human drama and debate, as documented in their vast training data.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

The British botanist was joined by a handful of young naturalists who are retracing the sailboat expedition taken by Charles Darwin nearly 200 years ago that led to his theory of evolution.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 11, 2023

A hundred and 50 years after Russia sold Alaska to the United States, Mr. Malakhov and a small team are retracing routes blazed by earlier Russian explorers in the 1800s.

From New York Times • Aug. 15, 2017

“We are retracing Lincoln’s commute route,” Erin Carlson Mast, executive director of President Lincoln’s Cottage, said Monday.

From Washington Post • Apr. 13, 2015

"We are retracing our steps over dangerous ground," she said with a catch in her breath.

From Nedra by McCutcheon, George Barr