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Recent Examples of retest
Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
As the Treasury Department continues to flood the market with new bonds to fund Washington's spending, yields could retest highs of 5 percent in a redux of last year's mini debt crisis.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Bitcoin is not expected to retest its record until later this year, but data shows this correction could get uglier before a recovery begins — similar to how the cryptocurrency fared between two all-time highs in 2021.
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 11 July 2024
French stocks could retest last week’s lows, and the market could underperform.
—Kris Nagel, Fortune, 1 July 2024
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If a contest falls into the recount margin, election workers will have to completely retest their county's tabulators, retally the race and repeat a hand count audit of a statistically significant number of the ballots.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
As the Treasury Department continues to flood the market with new bonds to fund Washington's spending, yields could retest highs of 5 percent in a redux of last year's mini debt crisis.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Bitcoin is not expected to retest its record until later this year, but data shows this correction could get uglier before a recovery begins — similar to how the cryptocurrency fared between two all-time highs in 2021.
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 11 July 2024
French stocks could retest last week’s lows, and the market could underperform.
—Kris Nagel, Fortune, 1 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retest
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Students who read the essay without a pretest were given additional time to study, or else the students’ attention was focused on the critical passages in one of several ways: by italicizing the critical section or by making the key term that would be tested bold, or by a combination of strategies.Bridgid Finn, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2010
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After families submit an initial pretest for students, the district manages the weekly testing through mobile clinics that move from campus to campus.Howard Blume Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2021
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Experts from Congo's National Rapid Response Team and WHO have been deployed to Panzi last week to take samples and investigate, but the remote location—over 435 miles from Kinshasa—posed logistical challenges.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Williams noted that the Department of Justice is still investigating allegations against the Alexander brothers, and urged others with information about the case to come forward.Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
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However, with Mars retrograde opposing Venus, your romantic and friendship dynamics are being put to the test.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Still, the listing marked a fresh test of market sentiment towards China’s beauty segment, and the company passed it with flying colors.Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune Asia, 10 Dec. 2024
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Guests may sample two teas as hostesses dressed in Victorian clothing describe the history of tea and offer instruction on tea etiquette.Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2024
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All throughout the festival, guests are welcome to discover classic Napa reds while simultaneously immersing themselves in the South Florida food scene, with no shortage of refined dishes to sample from some of the state’s finest chefs.Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Both wore orange jumpsuits and handcuffs and sat next to their attorneys during the exam.Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 17 Dec. 2024
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The impact should be immediately observable in the exam's attempt rate and pass rate.Ray Ravaglia, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Reznor and Ross resampled and processed the original cue with tonal and textural shifts to mirror the deepening relationship between the two central characters.Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
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Days later, the city announced that resampling from 24 of the homes that had high lead levels found only two still above the federal action threshold — a drop that the NRDC says is almost impossible in less than two months.Kyla Guilfoil, NBC News, 18 Nov. 2024
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The participants regularly took an intelligence test known as the Scottish Mental Survey of 1932.Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 2 Oct. 2024
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In most cases, an intelligence test will be compared with a standardized achievement test to see if there is a discrepancy between the two scores.Christian Dashiell, Parents, 30 July 2024
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Even elementary and high school students need to take entrance exams and placement tests.Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2024
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Many are trying to identify gaps sooner, adopting placement tests that delve deeper into math skills.Collin Binkley, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Aug. 2023
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“Retest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retest. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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