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Also, it doesn’t always work: MP Materials is up only 6% net, having given back most of the gains from its post-intervention peak.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

Yesterday’s jump as June expired looked overdone “and we should see some of the gains given back today,” Tradition Energy’s Gary Cunningham says in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2026

A Workday study from January, meanwhile, showed that of the seven hours gained each week from AI productivity, nearly three were given back by corrections and reworks.

From Barron's May 7, 2026

He said when he insisted on it being given back, the officer handed it to him with the Palestinian flag cut out.

From BBC Apr. 24, 2026

My dad hands him the documents we were given back at home.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed




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