comeback
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OpenAI has sought to engineer a comeback after losing its lead atop the AI race.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Six-time Grand Slam champion Swiatek withstood an Elina Svitolina comeback attempt to seal a 6-3 1-6 6-3 win in Toronto and reach her first WTA final of the season.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Current co-host, former dancer and onetime judge Julianne Hough says all these elements culminated in a “perfect storm,” but it’s also the longtime Los Angeles-based production that’s essential to the show’s comeback.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Up to 8.7 million voters -- a majority of them women -- will decide whether Hichilema's economic reforms deserve another term or whether the opposition can turn widespread discontent into a comeback.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
“Your mom,” Awesiinh says with the weakest comeback we know.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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
Still, Netanyahu is an experienced campaigner with a record of comebacks that defied expectations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
The first three games saw multi-goal comebacks, blown leads, and enough on-ice madness to give you brain freeze.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
This was one of the most historic, thrilling comebacks in sports I’ve ever had the pleasure of seeing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2026
“There are no comebacks or do-overs. You may wish they could come back, but it’s important that you understand they can’t, and they won’t.”
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
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