regain
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After discontinuing the medication, many people regain some or all of the weight they lost.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
He said that he was "acutely conscious" of the churn in the office behind him, stressing that the UK badly needed to regain stability.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Trovoada, now head of the ADI and vying to regain the prime minister post in legislative polls this September, has thrown his support behind Vila Nova's rival Viegas D'Abreu.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
That finding matters because many people who lose coverage do eventually regain it.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
“I am working to regain my strength,” she said.
From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo
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Instead of responding only after a treatment fails, doctors may eventually be able to anticipate resistance and act before the tumor regains strength.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026
Carlos, a farmworker, brings Henry back to the barn, where he lives, and there Henry slowly regains his strength.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
The result was the clear identity of a side less concerned about dominating the ball and more focused on controlling games through pressure, regains and rapid transitions.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
He’s back, and even regains his right eye, the one that shoots deadly lasers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
“Hume means everything to us. Unless he recovers quickly and regains condition we won’t have much chance,” Ulbrickson had griped to the Associated Press a week before.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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As of Thursday, she was in critical condition and receiving intensive care, though she’d regained some of her feisty energy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
The clips were among thousands of reels, memes and first-person dispatches that flooded Instagram once protesters regained internet access.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
When the researchers used a drug to temporarily eliminate most of these cells, the animals regained more than two hours of sleep each day.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
The ruckus is blemishing what had been a successful period for Ukraine’s military, which has stopped some Russian advances and even regained a bit of territory over recent months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
She had regained her strength, but the craft was still too heavy for her to lift.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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Like all Fed Chairmen, Mr. Warsh will be judged on whether he accomplishes the fundamental duty of regaining and maintaining stable prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
In fast-secularising South Korea, Buddhism is regaining popularity thanks to a "hip" trend wooing Gen Z with festivals, fashion, robots and DJs, even as some fear for the fundamentals of the faith.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
By the end, the Sparks spent the game playing catch-up, never regaining the lead after surrendering it in the first 49 seconds to Johnson.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
The chipmakers themselves are regaining public confidence thanks to their ability to charge up the wazoo for their very valuable output.
From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026
Just a few minutes later, as I was regaining my composure, I noticed the smell of smoke, an acrid odor I couldn’t quite place.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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