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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  • Now that the spacecraft is active again, engineers will begin downloading health and safety information before retrieving data collected by its scientific instruments.
    Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
  • Video shows an officer retrieving the laptop and placing it in the back of a truck.
    Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026
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  • However, this vaccine involved recapturing animals four weeks on from their initial shot in order to administer the booster injection.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 July 2026
  • In other words, there is no recapturing the mythological—and curiously innocent—gleam of earlier World Cup eras.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
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  • Defeating the dragon and reclaiming the treasure represents the restoration of order and the triumph of generosity over selfishness.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
  • Drawing from her extensive background reporting from conflict zones and advising social-impact founders, Rowley emphasizes reclaiming personal and systemic narratives to shift culture, power, and policy.
    Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
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  • Kennedy has said that the campaign is aimed at preventing improper payments instead of recovering them after the fact, with the Administration increasingly using payment deferrals and pre-payment reviews of Medicaid claims.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 22 July 2026
  • Moton’s setback comes with starting left tackle Ikem Ekwonu still recovering from a ruptured patellar tendon in his right knee.
    Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026

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“Repossessing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repossessing. Accessed 29 Jul. 2026.

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