reattains

verb

present tense third-person singular of reattain
as in takes over

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  1. takes over
  2. occupies
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  • Some leaders argue that AI could end up making those human skills more valuable, predicting a renaissance in soft skills as the technology takes over rote work.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Baiz takes over for longtime ARC head coach Jon Osterhout, now the assistant athletic director and chief of staff of Sacramento State’s football program, his alma mater.
    — JOE DAVIDSON, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026
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  • The 16-acre complex of 19th-century mill buildings occupies almost a third of the North Adams downtown business region.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Zhu-Nowell is executive director and chief curator of Shanghai’s Rockbund Art Museum, which occupies a 1930s building renovated by British architect David Chipperfield in 2010.
    — Stephy Chung, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
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