- past tense form of retake.
retook
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He asked the press secretary, who graduated from law school at California's Pepperdine University in 2011, if she ever retook the bar exam.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
The Dodgers retook the lead in the fifth with more help from the Brewers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Passengers and crew overpowered the attacker and retook control of the Flydubai aircraft, landing it safely at an airport in Tabuk, northwestern Saudi Arabia, with more than 170 people on board.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
First, last year, Overdeck retook Lyons’s seat on the management committee, though Lyons remained co-CEO.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
Every time Luke came up next to her, she retook his hand.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
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