reclaimed

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Reclaimed copper has to meet very high standards to make sure it’s up to scratch to be used in electronics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025

“We think that it’s incredible,” said Jennifer Kritner, Unclaimed Baggage’s vice president of retail and company culture, as well as the director of its charity, Reclaimed for Good.

From Washington Post • Mar. 13, 2023

This is especially true of Gates' Black subjects, for reasons explained plainly in his 2019 book "In Search of Our Roots: How 19 Extraordinary African Americans Reclaimed Their Past" and excerpted on this site:

From Salon • Feb. 26, 2023

Reclaimed, recycled, whatever you call it, Porter with the Kyl Center said it’s a net positive, but “doesn’t actually contribute to sustainability in the big picture.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 21, 2021

The Liar Reclaimed O! 'tis a lovely thing for youth   To walk betimes in wisdom's way; To fear a lie, to speak the truth,   That we may trust to all they say.

From Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 by Cole, E. W. (Edward William)