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reclamation

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


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After watching Sam Darnold win a Super Bowl with the fifth NFL team of his career, more NFL teams might be willing to take a chance on a reclamation project.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

Her journey from a two-year-old cancer patient to a woman reshaping how Ghana sees disability is not a story of survival, it is a story of reclamation.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026

But also an act of reclamation for art that just wants to be enjoyed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 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

My reclamation would be accomplished, like Malcolm’s, through books, through my own study and exploration.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates