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comeback

[kuhm-bak] / ˈkʌmˌbæk /




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The 31-year-old led the Browns to a comeback win at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last week and repeated the feat as Cleveland beat the Carolina Panthers 21-18 in their home opener.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Similar concepts made a comeback during the financial crisis that began in 2007, except this time with large financial institutions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Now the company is looking to stage a comeback.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

Shares of Palantir Technologies have been on a tear since the company posted earnings last month, helping to cement a remarkable comeback off their June lows.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

“The weather doesn’t suck your blood,” I say, expecting her to have a comeback, but she just shakes her head.

From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

Given Stafford’s history of dramatic comebacks, the Rams were on the verge of possibly pulling out a victory.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

He played a starring role in two of the team’s extraordinary late comebacks, scoring the stoppage-time winner in the 3-2 victory over Egypt and tied the game against with a screamer from 20 yards.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

Mehlman, 31, a former Ithaca College athlete whose own tennis journey was sidelined by injury, knows something about comebacks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

Australia won to go 2-0 up and while England, invigorated by the recalled Mark Wood and Chris Woakes, threatened the most spectacular of comebacks, it was not to be.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

This, I wanted to tell Margo, was no time for snappy comebacks.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green




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