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will retreat

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High pressure will retreat to the west allowing weather fronts to move south-eastwards across the UK which will bring some outbreaks of rain over the weekend.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

“We think export volumes will retreat over the coming months due to cooling consumer spending in advanced economies and the diminishing tailwind from lower export prices,” Zichun Huang of Capital Economics said in a note.

From Seattle Times May 8, 2024

In the days since then, however, Mr. Prigozhin has been spotted in Russia, raising questions about whether he indeed will retreat into an agreed-upon exile in Belarus, the neighboring nation closely allied with Moscow.

From New York Times Jul. 27, 2023

“I think even early next week, we’re gonna be a few degrees below normal still because this pattern that we’re in is going to persist and the effects will retreat to Northern California,” Sweet said.

From Los Angeles Times May 4, 2023

“It will expect pain when it hears the noise: It will retreat, and Bogrod must place his palm upon the door of the vault.”

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling