as in regains
to get again in one's possession
the hockey team is hoping to reacquire the Stanley Cup this year
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Ben Shelton pauses between serves as a ball kid retrieves a tennis ball during the singles finals of the Dallas Open men's tennis tournament which was held at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco on February 15, 2026.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Feb. 2026 -
If a snook doesn’t hit on the initial fall, Nichols retrieves the shrimp with a series of light twitches of his fishing rod.—
Steve Waters,
Miami Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
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While not a full-fledged continuation of the fantastic action show Lycoris Recoil, this series of shorts recaptures the other half of the 2022 girls-with-guns series.—
Kambole Campbell,
Vulture,
9 Dec. 2025
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Kirtley says the setup currently recaptures about 96% of its energy input—sort of like how an EV uses regenerative braking to recharge a bit during a trip.—
Harry Booth,
Time,
29 Oct. 2025
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But as the industry recovers from a period of declining sales, Hasbro is the one winning over Wall Street.—
Sarah Whitten,
CNBC,
21 Feb. 2026
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The installation generates steam using CO₂-free electricity and recovers low-temperature waste heat from the paper manufacturing process.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Reacquires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reacquires. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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