retest

British

/ riːˈtɛst /

verb

to test (something) again or differently

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Before the pandemic, a rebound from a steep selloff usually was followed by a retest of the prior lows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Unless oil prices climb to a new peak, the S&P 500 index probably won’t retest its March lows, said Nicholas Colas, co-founder of DataTrek Research, in a note shared with MarketWatch on Tuesday.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

My view is that IGV is likely to gravitate toward the $75 area, which would represent a retest of the prior cup with handle breakout from November 2023.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

When soil contamination still exceeded state benchmarks after the initial cleanup, the state government redeployed cleanup workers to remove more dirt and then retest the properties.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026

I’d finished remaking my playlist before arriving at Gran’s, but there hadn’t been enough time to retest it.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

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