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For the past decade, the glacier above the alpine village ______ at an accelerating rate, exposing ledges of bare rock that had lain buried beneath the ice for thousands of years. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- retreated
- has retreated
- is retreating
- had retreated
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