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comeback

[kuhm-bak] / ˈkʌmˌbæk /




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Serena Williams opted to let Nike break the news about her pro tennis comeback at age 44 in two slick commercials.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The late-night Game 4 lasted nearly three hours, leading some fans to miss the comeback due to early morning commitments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Despite her Queen's campaign coming to an end, Williams' comeback is set to continue as she has signed up to play doubles in Berlin next week.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Billy Wilder’s Sunset Boulevard, the tale of silent film star Norma Desmond’s descent into murderous derangement as her Hollywood comeback stays out of frame, is the other.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

‘The way it all happened she can sue my britches off. All she could get would be the house outside of the mortgage. But the way it happened we don’t have any comeback at all.’

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers




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