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recapture

[ree-kap-cher] / riˈkæp tʃər /


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It was Andy Nicholson’s job to recapture that ’79 feel in a new way.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

In Joby’s motion to dismiss Archer’s counterclaims months later, Joby wrote that Archer was “attempting to recapture the narrative” and that its claims “do not deny that Joby is ahead.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 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

Kaykal defected to the army in October 2024 and his fighters later helped recapture parts of central Sudan, including Al-Jazirah state and Khartoum.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

In an effort to recapture that high moment, he had tried to talk with Max, but Max was preoccupied, busy preparing his plea to the court to save his life.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright




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