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recapture

[ree-kap-cher] / riˈkæp tʃər /


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Expecting the modern, single-camera version of “A Different World” to recapture the multi-camera original’s magic is unreasonable.

From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026

Now I’m down to the wire on either purchasing a replacement or paying capital-gains tax and depreciation recapture.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026

Focusing on beverages has allowed retailers to recapture audiences with an affordable luxury that’s cheaper than buying a full meal, is pretty enough to post, and brings in more consumers during off-peak hours.

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026

The top-line gains, driven by higher prices and a 3.2% increase in capacity, allowed the company to recapture nearly 50% of the increase in fuel costs during the quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

From the next five months of Lumumba’s imprisonment, escape, and recapture, I recall—what?

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

But the film recaptures a feeling of genuine uncertainty and awe at the outset of what would prove to be an enduring historical experiment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026

However, when a stock quickly recaptures it, that is a good sign.

From Barron's ● Mar. 23, 2026

The wooden auditorium recaptures the look and atmosphere of a venue that was originally sited where 10 Downing Street now stands.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2022

“I hope he recaptures the Lob City days,” Rivers said.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 4, 2022

“I love you,” he says again, and recaptures my face with his other hand.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon

One Brandt's myotis, Myotis brandtii, was banded in Europe and then recaptured 50 years later.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026

Zheng seems to have recaptured some of her best form, having been taken to three sets in four of her six matches in New York so far.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

Optical stocks have recaptured investors’ interest lately, but Lumentum’s blowout earnings report is being met with a ho-hum response.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

While zookeepers immediately found and recaptured Tango, Samba is still on the loose.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

Harpers Ferry itself changed hands eight times during the war, though the record in this regard belongs to Winchester, Virginia, a few miles south, which managed to be captured and recaptured seventy-five times.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

Mr. Wahlberg and Mr. Abdul-Mateen do a more than competent job of recapturing the feuding-buddies energy that Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte gave “48 Hrs.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

And history suggests that returning is one thing, but recapturing the same intensity of viewership and fandom is another.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026

"RidgeAlloy offers the first technology capable of recapturing the value of a fast-approaching and historically massive wave of domestic, high-quality recycled automotive aluminum sheet alloys," Haynes said.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 10, 2026

The eventual agreement, in 2020, resulted in the sudden and dramatic recapturing of the country by the Taliban, and the chaotic withdrawal of US troops in August 2021.

From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2026

The train jolts and slows, recapturing my attention, before gaining speed again.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed




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