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comeback

[kuhm-bak] / ˈkʌmˌbæk /




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Chip stocks were staging a sharp rally on Thursday, continuing their comeback from a bruising selloff at the start of the week.

From MarketWatch Sep. 17, 2026

Get ready for the in-demand middle managers’ comeback tour in a few years’ time.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

Houston Astros: Correa, whose second act with Houston has been a flop because of injuries, was working on an accelerated comeback from May ankle surgery.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

Paris correspondent Hugh Schofield went along and reflects on getting swept up in the Dion dalliance that French fans are calling "the biggest comeback since Charles de Gaulle".

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

With only a week remaining before the Santa Anita Handicap, Seabiscuit had to run well or his attempted comeback would have to be deemed a failure.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

Over the course of an 11-win campaign, Williams started to live up to the hype as he engineered a string of stunning comebacks to reach the postseason.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

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

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

Mehlman, 31, a former Ithaca College athlete whose own tennis journey was sidelined by injury, knows something about comebacks.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

The injury was aggravated during several attempted comebacks, before Fontaine was forced to call time on his career in 1962.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

He was gloomy now; he didn’t have his usual snappy comebacks.

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm




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