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reclamation

[rek-luh-mey-shuhn] / ˌrɛk ləˈmeɪ ʃən /


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“The Bride!” is a wild, willfully over-the-top double-barreled reinvigoration of 1935’s “Bride of Frankenstein” that is always doing something a little extra in telling its unpredictable story of identity and the reclamation of the self.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

Hulshof said the regime change may “at least conceptually enhance ConocoPhillips’ position to benefit from either reclamation of assets or ease of payments.”

From Barron's • Jan. 5, 2026

Given the go-ahead back in 2005, the UK's largest opencast mine was officially classed as a "land reclamation scheme".

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

When asked in February about Vietnam’s land reclamation, a spokesman for the Chinese government said that it opposes “construction activities on illegally occupied islands and reefs.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 3, 2025

At that point, the Transit Authority hired William Bratton to head the transit police, and the second stage of the reclamation of the subway system began.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell




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