came back

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“We sent an ultrahigh-net-worth client to the Amalfi Coast last year, and he came back saying, ‘Never send me there again—it was way too crowded,’ ” Brandon Zackon said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

The statement said: "Race control promptly came back to the stewards stating it had made enquiries of the official timekeepers and was told that there was no issue and that the data was therefore accurate."

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

It came back on the market in 2020 and was sold for slightly under $8 million.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Vargas was bruised, but he told Arizona reporters that all tests came back negative.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

But there were times when he came back with very little: a few nuts and some half-rotten root vegetables.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo