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The movie retells the story of Romeo and Juliet.
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Twenty six years later Kurosawa retells his original narrative with a bigger budget and an extra thirty minutes of runtime.
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Scott Phillips, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
The story has been told and retold since 2023, when the frustration of three-term Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who under the state Constitution is the Senate president, boiled over at Speaker Dade Phelan for slow-walking or killing Senate bills.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Thus, astronomers were keen to retell the story of its orbit for much longer than two decades.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 16 July 2025
Their story has been retold in documentaries and books as a testimony to human resilience.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 13 July 2025
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Scott Phillips, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
The story has been told and retold since 2023, when the frustration of three-term Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who under the state Constitution is the Senate president, boiled over at Speaker Dade Phelan for slow-walking or killing Senate bills.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Thus, astronomers were keen to retell the story of its orbit for much longer than two decades.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 16 July 2025
Their story has been retold in documentaries and books as a testimony to human resilience.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 13 July 2025
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“Retell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retell. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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