retake

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Harry Kane: Was fortunate to retake his first-half penalty and then scored England's second from a set-piece with a great header.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

Even if concerns around the Fed quicky retake center stage this week, SpaceX could still have a market impact of its own.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 14, 2026

The restart would be a retake of the corner.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

As a member of Congress from Chicago during the Bush years, I led Democratic efforts to retake the House in 2006, making Nancy Pelosi the first female speaker.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

As Darwin was beginning to write his opus on evolution in the spring of 1856, Gregor Mendel decided to return to Vienna to retake the teacher’s exam that he had failed in 1850.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee