as in recapturing
to get again in one's possession
our team regained the ball with just two minutes left on the clock
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Stocks had been on a tear before the past few sessions, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq hitting fresh record highs last week, and the Dow briefly recapturing the 50,000 level.—
Liz Napolitano,Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
18 May 2026 -
Despite everything the Pacers’ core has shown in its last two playoff appearances, Pritchard could be wrong about the likelihood of recapturing that postseason magic anytime soon.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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On Thursday, a treatment center in the town of Rwampara was burned down after family members were banned from retrieving the body of a local man suspected to have died of Ebola.—
Justin Kabumba,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2026
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On Thursday, another treatment center in the town of Rwampara was burned down after family members were prohibited from retrieving the body of a local man.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 May 2026
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Dos Santos dismissed the idea that the problem is solely related to the tactical scheme and insisted that the most important change involves reclaiming aggressive principles with and without the ball.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2026
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Heading into this season, 18 of the 23 other clubs to have won the league since its inception in 1888-89 were on longer runs without reclaiming their crown than Arsenal.—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
20 May 2026
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The same goes for Clarke Schmidt, who is recovering from his own Tommy John surgery.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
23 May 2026
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Ryan Oksenhorn, co-founder of drone delivery startup Zipline, wrote in a post on X last month that his company was evaluating GitLab and Atlassian's Bitbucket after GitHub accidentally undid code revisions, and subsequently provided instructions on recovering changes.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
22 May 2026
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“Regaining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regaining. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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