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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He was recaptured and indicted on a charge of obstructing a pending immigration proceeding.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 June 2026 -
He was recaptured and indicted on a charge of obstructing a pending immigration proceeding.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
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The massive retail store spans more than a city block and is stocked with 7,000-plus items each day—all recovered from luggage that was never retrieved from the airport.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
17 June 2026
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The original video of that game had been damaged and lost for some time, but then, after many years, it was retrieved and painstakingly restored—incompletely, but just enough to get the gist, as with the Dead Sea Scrolls or the Gnostic gospels.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
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Texts, screen grabs, recordings and other records recovered from a search of Rinderknecht’s cellphones and presented in court portrayed a man who was by turns lonely and livid, angry at billionaires and ex-romantic partners while seemingly scared about his own declining mental health.—
Brittny Mejia,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
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On Wednesday morning, South Korea’s Kospi bounced back by 3% and Samsung recovered much of its losses with a 7% surge – the latest sign that Tuesday’s plunge marked a momentary dip similar to those that have recurred over recent months.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
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The Dutch reclaimed the lead in the 64th minute through West Ham’s Crysencio Summerville, and, once again, the Japanese fans responded by cranking up the noise.—
Bryan Preston,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
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Parts of it are remarkably green, with patchwork fields interspersing the red-brick terraces, and the old industrial landscape reclaimed by nature reserves and parks.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
18 June 2026
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“Regained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regained. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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