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comeback

[kuhm-bak] / ˈkʌmˌbæk /




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The football association named the comeback tournament -- which includes over 200 teams from the occupied West Bank, Gaza, and refugee camps in Lebanon -- the "1,000 Martyrs Cup".

From Barron's Sep. 6, 2026

Zheng Qinwen described her US Open third-round comeback win over Madison Keys as a "very dramatic match" - but that is somewhat of an understatement.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

Christian Norgaard was signed from Arsenal - although the 32-year-old Dane is currently injured with no comeback date - as a replacement for departed veteran Idrissa Gueye.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

An exception is the Disney-produced out-of-competition documentary "Don't Look Back in Anger", covering last year's comeback tour of Manchester rock band Oasis and the reconciliation of long-feuding brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

I didn’t give him the satisfaction of a comeback.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

Peters insists there will be no change of heart - no Cameron trilogy and no comebacks.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

Australia won to go 2-0 up and while England, invigorated by the recalled Mark Wood and Chris Woakes, threatened the most spectacular of comebacks, it was not to be.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

Meanwhile major auteurs of a previous generation scored commercial comebacks.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

The list of triumphant comebacks after extended absences is brief.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

The reporter, flustered, stammered out something about the rarity of successful comebacks.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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