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[ri-turn] / rɪˈtɜrn /










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F1 will now go on a summer break and return for the Dutch Grand Prix, from 21-23 August.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

Tuesday's meeting will be the eighth between the leaders since Trump's return to office last year, as well as their first in-person talks since the war began.

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

But after late substitutions, the men are able to return to the fray just in time, and Odysseus prevails.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

After expenses and excluding any sales charges, the Calamos Timpani Small Cap Growth Mutual Fund has ranked fourth for one-year total return among the full group of 93 peer funds.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

“By the time I return, between the matchmaker and who I find in China, we’ll have enough choices to make a selection.”

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

But the eel still returns to places like Lough Neagh, where licensed fishermen like Gary Erlain can earn up to 80% of their income from them.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

But the Dodgers are comfortable with backup catcher Dalton Rushing taking the bulk of the innings until Smith returns.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

In the second quarter, many regionals reported a dynamic of narrowing net interest margins but higher returns.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

Richard Windsor, an independent analyst at Radio Free Mobile, said Alphabet’s earnings-per-share figure hinged largely on the “illusory security of a series of unrealized investment returns that will evaporate at the first hint of trouble.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 26, 2026

When the Eloko returns to stillness, the entrance is nowhere to be found.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

For a time after his death, Hwang returned daily to leave a cup of coffee "at the cramped table where he never got to sit".

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

My skin took on the sheen of someone who had just returned from a brisk run.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

The segment returned to growth after several quarters of declines.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

It said the payments, together with previous payments from Burford to investors, means an estimated 99% of the money originally invested by the roughly 70 known victims will have been returned.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

So I threw it away and returned the washed container with a note that read, The donut may be gone, but I, for one, will never forget it.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

Some view their record more charitably, and early last year said inflation was returning closer to target, before tariffs and then war in the Middle East stoked new pressures.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

"Many people in the Haitian diaspora are worried about what this means for their families and whether returning to Haiti is safe or realistic given the current conditions," she added.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

Voters can also help speed up the election count, the report said, by voting in person or returning vote-by-mail ballots earlier — ideally the Saturday before the election.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

He has been on bail since being charged and was allowed to fly home to the UK in September for four months, before returning to Western Australia ahead of his trial.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

There’s been talk of moving it indoors, building a glass dome over it, or even returning it to Egypt.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman




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