safe return
noun
: the act of taking someone or something back to the proper place completely unharmed
—+ of
The mother demanded a safe returnof her child.
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As of Friday, there were no ill passengers on the ship, and the federal government was working to secure the safe return of all United States passengers, the CDPH said.
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Jason Green, Mercury News, 9 May 2026
The family received multiple ransom notes demanding millions of dollars worth of Bitcoin in exchange for Nancy’s safe return.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 30 Apr. 2026
The site includes a video message in which Wen Hou makes an emotional plea for his father’s safe return.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
The third-generation descendant’s safe return was deemed critical to a yearslong effort to revive wolf populations after native South Korean wolves became extinct in the wild in the 1960s.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026
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Jason Green, Mercury News, 9 May 2026
The family received multiple ransom notes demanding millions of dollars worth of Bitcoin in exchange for Nancy’s safe return.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 30 Apr. 2026
The site includes a video message in which Wen Hou makes an emotional plea for his father’s safe return.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
The third-generation descendant’s safe return was deemed critical to a yearslong effort to revive wolf populations after native South Korean wolves became extinct in the wild in the 1960s.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for safe return
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“Safe return.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/safe%20return. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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