as in retrieving
to get again in one's possession
the hockey team is hoping to reacquire the Stanley Cup this year
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The only way to win the match is to hang the title belt on the top, retrieving it from the official to do so.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2026 -
Daejeon officials released video showing rescuers retrieving the sedated wolf from a ditch and carefully placing him in a carrier — a moment of relief for the many people who had followed his story.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
17 Apr. 2026
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And history suggests that returning is one thing, but recapturing the same intensity of viewership and fandom is another.—
Precious Fondren,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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More than a century later the Yaʿrubid dynasty drove the Portuguese from the Omani coast, recapturing Muscat in 1650 and then occupying Portuguese settlements in the Persian Gulf and East African coastal regions.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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Durant, who is recovering from a left ankle sprain and bruised bone suffered in Game 2, has played in just one game in the series.—
Reid Laymance,
Houston Chronicle,
1 May 2026
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In Caveat, Isaac (Johnny French) and Olga (Leila Sykes) are both recovering from traumatic events that have left them impaired — him an amnesiac, her intermittently catatonic.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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While California desperately needs comprehensive tax relief, the qualification of the Local Taxpayer Protection Act to Save Proposition 13 for the November ballot is an important first step in reclaiming California for the state’s beleaguered taxpayers.—
Jon Coupal,
Oc Register,
26 Apr. 2026
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The singer appeared on BBC's Woman's Hour on Thursday, April 23, and talked about reclaiming her body and flaunting what she's got, even at 52.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Reacquiring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reacquiring. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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