repossessed

past tense of repossess
as in retrieved
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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  • The number killed includes 27 bodies retrieved so far and 60 people under the rubble.
    Abeer Salman, CNN, 20 Oct. 2024
  • Since the footage has been taped over and cannot be retrieved, the lawsuit requests monetary and injunctive relief.
    Therese Boudreaux | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 Oct. 2024
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  • Nearly half of all guns recovered at Mexican crime scenes are made by the companies named in the suit, lawyers said.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Most sunken containers — some still sealed, some damaged and open — are never found or recovered.
    Manuel Valdes, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
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  • The Ducks had reclaimed the lead in similar fashion, by scoring both of the second period’s goals.
    Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 17 Oct. 2024
  • The split-level space has exposed brick and reclaimed wood paneling on the walls, and tables are sweetly set with fresh flowers.
    Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Repossessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repossessed. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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