as in recovery
the act or process of getting something back
pumped water out of the field as part of the land reclamation program designed to provide farmers with more farmland
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Recent Examples of reclamation
The film did good business, sure, but it was critically reviled and not even in a way that makes for a good Letterboxd reclamation project 20-plus years later.
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Tres Dean, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2024
Being that Reasonable Doubt was released in 1996, JAY-Z would be legally allowed to file for reclamation of ownership of the album.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 14 Aug. 2024
Meyers claims that by around 2002, employees at the reclamation yard became concerned that they would be considered responsible when scrap parts were later found on an aircraft.
—Gregory Wallace, CNN, 3 July 2024
Following mining, there will be up to five years of reclamation, Carlson said.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 14 June 2024
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Tres Dean, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2024
Being that Reasonable Doubt was released in 1996, JAY-Z would be legally allowed to file for reclamation of ownership of the album.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 14 Aug. 2024
Meyers claims that by around 2002, employees at the reclamation yard became concerned that they would be considered responsible when scrap parts were later found on an aircraft.
—Gregory Wallace, CNN, 3 July 2024
Following mining, there will be up to five years of reclamation, Carlson said.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 14 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reclamation
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On its latest earnings call, CEO Gil West said treating customers better will be a key part of its recovery effort.Melvin Backman, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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The spread of false claims about the response to hurricanes Helene and Milton, many of them targeted at the Biden-Harris administration, also threatened to hinder recovery efforts following those disasters, government officials and response agencies said.Clare Duffy, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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Some deals require the seller to provide an annual compliance certificate to the buyer, but avoiding recapture and complying with the labor requirements are largely the project developer’s purview.Marie Sapirie, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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Now, with the government’s recapture of the Nasib gate, Daraa—the rebel stronghold where the uprising that sparked the country’s civil war began—lay open to Damascus.Suha Maayeh, Foreign Affairs, 23 July 2018
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These architectures enable efficient storage and retrieval of vast datasets.Abdul Muqtadir Mohammed Zubair, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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There’s the consultation, medication, blood tests and screening, as well as the actual egg retrieval and freezing cycle or, more likely, several cycles.Marina Gerner, WIRED, 5 Oct. 2024
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“Reclamation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reclamation. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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