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reclaim

[ri-kleym] / rɪˈkleɪm /


VERB
reform
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Navy must reclaim the Gulf and patrol it indefinitely despite the hazards.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Apple’s roughly 15% gain on the month helped it reclaim its title as the world’s most valuable company on Friday, while Meta climbed 14.7% in July, according to FactSet data.

From MarketWatch Jul. 19, 2026

As their impatience grows, the window for Odysseus to reclaim his kingdom and restore a crumbling world to Zeus’ law — essentially open-hearted hospitality and treating others as you’d be treated — is closing.

From Salon Jul. 18, 2026

The villagers, however, say they will return next summer, determined to reclaim at least a patch of sky.

From Barron's Jul. 11, 2026

You have shown such a calm, patient determination to reclaim this country as your own, and now the joy that we can loudly proclaim from the rooftops — Free at last!

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

If the stock reclaims $47, it could move toward $57 by mid-2026, implying roughly 25% upside from current levels.

From Barron's May 6, 2026

Before Harvard reclaims my Ph.D., let me lay out the merits of annuities.

From MarketWatch Mar. 20, 2026

Having come off the bench at the halfway stage against France, Zander Fagerson reclaims his place from D'Arcy Rae.

From BBC Mar. 12, 2026

Caramon, a company that reclaims old memory from decommissioned servers for PCs, is benefiting.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 17, 2026

The man nods to himself and reclaims his cane, pulling a pale handkerchief from his pocket to wipe the boy’s fingerprints from the surface.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

Although the stock slipped below support on April 1, it reclaimed the $100 level on June 5 with a strong 4.5% gain.

From Barron's Jun. 24, 2026

“The home showcases a collection of reclaimed light fixtures, rich natural materials, and architectural details that evoke the character of a refined wine-country retreat while remaining perfectly suited to Los Angeles living.”

From MarketWatch Jun. 22, 2026

Hockney wrested the title from Jeff Koons, who reclaimed it the following year, when his “Rabbit” sculpture sold for $91 million.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

Swansea Crown Court heard the lamb products of Kismet Kebabs Ltd, based in Essex, contained little actual lamb, but a mix of fat, skin, assorted meats and mechanically reclaimed meat products.

From BBC Jun. 6, 2026

Her underground prison waned as the darkness reclaimed it.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

Faced with such roadblocks, some of the Cuban diaspora have given up on the idea of ever reclaiming properties.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

After proving herself wrong, she has gone on to write a book partly about her experiences entitled My Body is a Meadow, about reclaiming the natural world for all who feel shut out from it.

From BBC May 30, 2026

Dos Santos dismissed the idea that the problem is solely related to the tactical scheme and insisted that the most important change involves reclaiming aggressive principles with and without the ball.

From Los Angeles Times May 24, 2026

On Monday, the stock showed notable relative strength, rising 3.2% and easily outperforming the IGV’s 1.2% advance while also reclaiming its 50-day simple moving average.

From Barron's May 19, 2026

He kept up, and she allowed him to advance before reclaiming the position.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas




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