recapture
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He said there were safety concerns as the bull could be seen charging at players as farmers attempted to recapture it.
From BBC • Jul. 5, 2026
To reach these conclusions, the team combined information from butterfly houses, mark, release and recapture studies, and controlled insectary experiments.
From Science Daily • Jun. 22, 2026
SpaceX wasn't planning to recapture the booster anyway, but was still hoping for a precision return.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
While seeing Trout recapture the past elicits a warm nostalgia, everything happening around him evokes a familiar source of frustration.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
Wearing it now around her own neck, Kira lifted it against her cheek, hoping to recapture a feeling of her mother, perhaps the smell of her: herbs and dyes and dried blossoms.
From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry
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