repossessing

present participle of repossess
as in retrieving
to get again in one's possession if you don't pay off the loan, the bank will come and repossess your car

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Recent Examples of repossessing His 2023 relief proposal relies on credits issued on Jackson County residents’ next three years of tax bills, which would rely on repossessing tax revenue that had already been dispersed to agencies and school districts. Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026 Quavo and Saweetie would end up splitting a few months later in March 2021, which spurred speculation about Huncho possibly repossessing the car. Michael Saponara, Billboard, 23 Dec. 2025 While these cars may be all consumers can afford, banks aren’t interested in repossessing them because the vehicle’s value is less than its repossession and sale. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025 Penn complained, arguing the law prohibits repossessing a car with someone inside, and demanded $150,000 in compensation. Tony Schick, ProPublica, 3 Oct. 2025
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Verb
  • An agentic system pursues a goal across multiple steps—retrieving data, calling APIs, applying business rules, making decisions and handing off exceptions—with limited human prompting along the way.
    Tammy Hawes, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Missing a layup and retrieving it is not a supernatural power.
    Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026
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  • Now, the Rockaway Ocean Club will offer hotel rooms, a pool, and event spaces aimed at recapturing the spirit of the bathhouse's heyday nearly a century ago.
    Elle McLogan, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The first step in recapturing that kind of production is returning to the field.
    Tim Graham, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
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  • Entrepreneurs and families now prioritize reclaiming precious hours, using private flights for efficient multi-stop trips or simplified personal travel.
    Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • For additional advice on reclaiming your time, listen to this episode of NPR's Life Kit.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 17 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Rescuers continued recovering bodies from the artisanal mining site in Zamboye, near the border with Cameroon, but local workers said the response lacked the equipment and expertise needed for a disaster of such scale.
    ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Detectives were seen outside the building recovering what appeared to be several shell casings.
    Christina Fan, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

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“Repossessing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repossessing. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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