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reclamation

[rek-luh-may-shuhn] / ˌrɛk ləˈmeɪ ʃən /


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They will be shown Tuvalu's land reclamation efforts.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

The site, in the Lekki Free Zone near Lagos, required massive land reclamation, with 65 million cubic metres of sand moved.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

They are like passageways through time, or perhaps beyond it, where Blackness is the default and love has many homes, each image a threshold of possibility and reclamation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

He also has a personal stake in Jack’s reclamation, which gives the series a fascinating and pathos-filled LGBTQ-history subtext.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026

My reclamation would be accomplished, like Malcolm’s, through books, through my own study and exploration.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates




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