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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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Mackay, of Laneham Close, Bessacarr, was also disqualified from driving for a year and must take an extended retest to regain her licence.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

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

The retest was given a few weeks after the original exam.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

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