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recap

[ree-kap, ree-kap, ree-kap] / ˈriˌkæp, riˈkæp, ˈriˌkæp /




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Here is a recap of notable comments Trump made in public remarks and on social media during half a year of war:

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

She now watches Owens’s show, on every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, and creates recap videos on her Instagram page, which has amassed nearly 100,000 followers and is regularly reposted by Owens herself.

From Salon Aug. 26, 2026

To quickly recap: In 2019 the streamer said that America “deserved” 9/11, a comment he apologized for shortly afterward and has since disavowed.

From Slate Aug. 7, 2026

This is an edition of the Markets P.M. newsletter, a recap of the day’s most important markets moves, delivered after the closing bell.

From The Wall Street Journal May 27, 2026

“You will watch your recap, and you will continue watching recaps until you learn the importance of a second. We will get this simulation on your schedule for next week.”

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

As Dobbins put it, the event was recapped on both celebrity gossip site “DeuxMoi and LinkedIn.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

The clips boomerang around the internet and get analyzed and recapped for everyone by Sunday morning.

From Salon Jul. 5, 2026

There was some very uplifting, and very un-Traitors-esque music, as we recapped some moments from each of the finalists' time in the castle.

From BBC Nov. 6, 2025

If there is value in seeing these events recapped, it is in the power of seeing the parents confront Jones in court.

From New York Times Mar. 26, 2024

“Ziggy seems like a great dog,” he says, once I’ve recapped my conversation with Mae.

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks

A couple of posts later, Zach Witkoff added another message, a video recapping the “World Liberty Forum” held at Mar-a-Lago in February.

From Slate Jul. 22, 2026

“We still believe this will be the year of the IPO,” Blackstone President Jon Gray said on a video recapping the firm’s first-quarter results.

From The Wall Street Journal May 13, 2026

As DA Davidson analyst Clark Wright says in his note recapping Phreesia’s fourth quarter earnings, “there are several moving pieces to the story.”

From Barron's Mar. 31, 2026

But his speech on Sunday avoided that issue entirely, instead recapping his election victory and hitting on themes – including immigration, crime and foreign trade – that were mainstays of his campaign.

From BBC Dec. 22, 2024

It was late that night when Katherine and Jimmy tucked the girls into their beds and collapsed onto their own bed, but they stayed up even later laughing and gossiping, recapping the family gathering.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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