safe return
noun
: the act of taking someone or something back to the proper place completely unharmed
—+ of
The mother demanded a safe return of her child.
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For more than 500 days, Israelis, Jews in the diaspora, and decent people around the world have anxiously prayed for their safe return—only to find out that they were likely killed many months ago—their remains along with the body of their mother Shiri returned to Israel on Feb. 20by Hamas.
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
The spacecraft could be seen gliding through the sky as the parachutes deployed, ensuring a safe return for the crew.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
Israel’s leadership wants both the safe return of Hamas’s hostages, as well as Hamas’s military defeat.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2025
Pressuring the occupation and preventing it from evading the agreement's requirements is the only way to protect the lives of the captives and ensure their safe return to their families.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
The spacecraft could be seen gliding through the sky as the parachutes deployed, ensuring a safe return for the crew.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
Israel’s leadership wants both the safe return of Hamas’s hostages, as well as Hamas’s military defeat.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2025
Pressuring the occupation and preventing it from evading the agreement's requirements is the only way to protect the lives of the captives and ensure their safe return to their families.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for safe return
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“Safe return.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/safe%20return. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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