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retest

British  
/ riːˈtɛst /

verb

  1. to test (something) again or differently

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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That doesn’t mean the XLF can’t keep falling, but it does suggest a period of consolidation may be approaching, or even a retest of resistance at $53.50.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

My doctor said he would retest my levels in a couple of weeks to be sure it wasn’t a mistake, which frankly seemed petty to me.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

Officials were able to use new technology to extract DNA and retest the same remains.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

“When she took the retest, there was someone behind her just constantly looking and constantly observing her, and she felt that pressure negatively affected her performance,” her husband, Daniel Kim, said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

After we presented test results that confirmed his innocence in 2000, I begged prosecutors to retest the evidence, but for fifteen years they refused.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

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