returnee
noun
re·turn·ee
ri-ˌtər-ˈnē 
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Running back Caleb Carnes is Santana’s top returnee there, with Goar the No. 1 receiver.
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Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2025
Among the defensive returnees are senior back Thomas Knutson and senior defensive lineman Blake Thorp, both of whom were All-Bravo League first team last year.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 7 Aug. 2025
Conditions for returnees are stark, with temperatures as high as 104 degrees Fahrenheit, or 40 degrees celsius, with reception centers on the Afghanistan border struggling.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
The sole returnee this year is mall magnate Desmond Lim Siew Choon, whose Pavilion Reit has benefited from higher rentals.
—Anu Raghunathan, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2025
Among the defensive returnees are senior back Thomas Knutson and senior defensive lineman Blake Thorp, both of whom were All-Bravo League first team last year.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 7 Aug. 2025
Conditions for returnees are stark, with temperatures as high as 104 degrees Fahrenheit, or 40 degrees celsius, with reception centers on the Afghanistan border struggling.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
The sole returnee this year is mall magnate Desmond Lim Siew Choon, whose Pavilion Reit has benefited from higher rentals.
—Anu Raghunathan, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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returnee
noun
re·turn·ee
ri-ˌtər-ˈnē
: one who returns
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