as in regained
to get again in one's possession
after some fierce fighting, government forces have retaken the capital
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In the case of Meta (META) , shares recaptured the 200-day and gapped above it – crisis averted for now.—
Jay Woods,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026 -
Troops on Monday seized a prison in the northeastern town of Shaddadeh, where some IS detainees escaped and many were recaptured, state media reported.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Jan. 2026
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Emergency crews retrieved the bodies of two men, aged 90 and 52, and a woman from the rubble, authorities said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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His height advantage over castmembers Veronika Slowikowska, Jeremy Culhane and Kam Patterson comes in handy when items need to be retrieved from precarious places on the Studio 8H set.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Retook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retook. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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