as in recaptured
to get again in one's possession
our team regained the ball with just two minutes left on the clock
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In 2023, a zebra that escaped from a Seoul zoo gained widespread attention after roaming city streets before being safely recaptured without injury.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2026 -
In 2022, the army recaptured him in the town of Tapalpa, the same place where El Mencho was captured and killed.—
Michael Kunzelman,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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Megan Keller teed up a one-timer at the top of the left circle before Boston’s top unit retrieved the puck and kept applying steady pressure.—
Jason Cooke,
Boston Herald,
16 Apr. 2026
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Participants retrieved richer, more vivid details, including recollections of specific places, emotions and sensory perceptions.—
Utkarsh Gupta,
Scientific American,
15 Apr. 2026
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By the second week of April, the musician had seemingly recovered and arrived in Atlanta on April 14 for a performance at the Fox Theatre.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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The company said $25 million could be recovered per quarter and any unused money could be returned to ratepayers.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
21 Apr. 2026
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Walsh sat through six consecutive DNP-CDs after Tatum’s return but recently reclaimed a spot in Mazzulla’s rotation.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
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Iger reclaimed the Disney CEO role in late 2022, about two years after his initial departure.—
Lillian Rizzo,Julia Boorstin,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Regained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regained. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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