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YES. There are several meanings to "retrograde" in astronomy.

In this case, I am assuming you mean the apparent "backwards" orbital motion of a planet that is sometimes seen.

This is very obvious in the case of Mars. Also, all the outer planets show this "apparent retrograde motion".

It's easy to forget, but Mercury and Venus also show this behaviour, but in a slightly different way.

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