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retreats

  • plural
    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.
  • present tense form
    of retreat (3rd person singular).
    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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With its ballroom and meeting facilities, the resort is able to attract conventions, corporate retreats and weddings as well as high-end tourism, Reay said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

Those changes may have included slab rollback, a process in which a descending tectonic plate retreats as it sinks into Earth's interior, as well as the migration of volcanic arcs to new locations.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

A well-financed customer can continue building when a weaker competitor retreats.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

And it’s happening right before everybody retreats to the bargaining table for the negotiation that will determine the future of the sport.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

It's then that he remembers himself and retreats, a look of terror in his eyes, as though waking from a trance, his eyes shifting back and forth as he stares at me in fear.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper