as in to recapture
to get again in one's possession
after some fierce fighting, government forces have retaken the capital
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Recent Examples of retake
In response, the Philippine army carried out a campaign to retake the city; in military operations that received support from the United States and other countries, around 1,000 militants were killed.
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Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
But if Trump fails — if his administration proves chaotic, if Democrats take control of Congress in 2026, and if a next-generation Democrat retakes the White House in 2028 — the Biden legacy may get a second life.
—Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
The deployment of Russia troops in Transnistria, originally as peacekeepers but still there decades after the fighting stopped, ensured that Moldova could never retake the territory by force and doomed diplomatic efforts.
—Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
The 2024 election saw the Democratic Party lose the presidential election between President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, with the party also losing control of the Senate and failing to retake the House.
—Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 31 Dec. 2024
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Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
But if Trump fails — if his administration proves chaotic, if Democrats take control of Congress in 2026, and if a next-generation Democrat retakes the White House in 2028 — the Biden legacy may get a second life.
—Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
The deployment of Russia troops in Transnistria, originally as peacekeepers but still there decades after the fighting stopped, ensured that Moldova could never retake the territory by force and doomed diplomatic efforts.
—Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
The 2024 election saw the Democratic Party lose the presidential election between President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, with the party also losing control of the Senate and failing to retake the House.
—Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 31 Dec. 2024
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Moore plays Elisabeth Sparkle in the body horror film, a celebrity who is fired from her job because of her age and goes to extreme lengths to recapture her youth.Nicolas Vega, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
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If the most important metric is providing Ukraine with the means to recapture all of its sovereign territory, Biden’s policy was a partial failure.Michael Poznansky, Foreign Affairs, 3 Jan. 2025
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School lobbyist Hugo Arza said the city is regaining access to the recreational center’s courts, the existing courts and the library.Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
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Johns briefly regains the No. 1 ranking after this event, but by mid-summer Staksrud is firmly entrenched atop the standings.Todd Boss, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Finally, after half a dozen or so tries, the Zaida crew retrieved a towline.David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
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This content was summarized by generative artificial intelligence using public filings retrieved from SEC.gov.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Jan. 2025
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Like many department stores in recent years, Kohl’s has spent the last few years in turmoil and has struggled to recover from shifting consumer behavior.Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 13 Jan. 2025
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Meghan McCain slams Meghan Markle's new 'out of touch' TV show: 'Do something to help people instead of your ego' Production delays in an industry still recovering from the 2023 SAG-WGA strikes are only the tip of the iceberg.Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 13 Jan. 2025
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President-elect Donald J. Trump’s suggestion on Tuesday that the United States might reclaim the Panama Canal — potentially by force — unsettled Panamanians, who used to live with the presence of the U.S. military in the canal zone and were invaded by American forces once before.Annie Correal, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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President-elect Donald Trump is prepared to use the U.S. military to reclaim the Panama Canal and take Greenland.Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Retake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retake. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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