as in retrieves
to get again in one's possession
our team regained the ball with just two minutes left on the clock
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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 -
Similar to the aforementioned AI Copilot add-on, the chatbot retrieves answers from the knowledge base.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
21 Nov. 2025
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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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Knowing how the brain moves in spaceflight and subsequently recovers allows researchers to understand the effects of microgravity on human physiology.—
Rachael Seidler,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2026
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But every player recovers at a different pace, even those who have seemed bionic in the past.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
5 Feb. 2026
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This flag resists erasure and reclaims a history rarely taught on the mainland.—
Lara N. Dotson-Renta,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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The star motif threaded through All American F*ckboy—sometimes literally replacing letters—reclaims Americana on his own terms.—
Desjah Altvater,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Regains.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regains. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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