given back
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The benchmark S&P 500 has given back around 3% since the first wave of U.S.-led attacks on Feb. 28, and now sits around 4.7% south of the all-time high it reached in late January.
From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026
At one point, guns being kept in the residence were taken by police and later given back when someone living there petitioned for them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026
The departments counter that, generally, the money can be used to offset other costs or it can be given back to the state.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2025
With the stock falling 8.4% in premarket trading on Monday, it has given back nearly all of the gains.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 27, 2025
He ordered that all my friends be untied and given back their clothes.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
