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recap

[ree-kap, ree-kap, ree-kap] / ˈriˌkæp, riˈkæp, ˈriˌkæp /




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To quickly recap: In 2019 the streamer said that America “deserved” 9/11, a comment he apologized for shortly afterward and has since disavowed.

From Slate Aug. 7, 2026

This is an edition of the Markets P.M. newsletter, a recap of the day’s most important markets moves, delivered after the closing bell.

From The Wall Street Journal May 27, 2026

The show opened with a recap of that song - before the competition started in earnest with Denmark's Søren Torpegaard Lund.

From BBC May 17, 2026

A recap of consumer prices in April showed inflation climbing to a three-year high.

From MarketWatch May 13, 2026

Robert kicked at the left front tire; the recap was beginning to peel loose.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko

As Dobbins put it, the event was recapped on both celebrity gossip site “DeuxMoi and LinkedIn.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

The clips boomerang around the internet and get analyzed and recapped for everyone by Sunday morning.

From Salon Jul. 5, 2026

His recent visit to Vietnam was recapped on TikTok over a techno rave soundtrack.

From BBC May 1, 2025

“This is a tale that Hollywood would love to tell,” the Grosse Pointe Animal Adoption Society said on their Facebook page where they recapped the happy series of events in a video.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 5, 2024

I recapped all of this to Trevor, who now stared at me with a pained expression on his face.

From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks

A couple of posts later, Zach Witkoff added another message, a video recapping the “World Liberty Forum” held at Mar-a-Lago in February.

From Slate Jul. 22, 2026

That’s the “clear consensus” in Hollywood, MoffettNathanson analyst Robert Fishman said on Tuesday, while recapping a recent trip to meet with media executives in Los Angeles.

From Barron's Dec. 24, 2025

Instead, Williams is doing what he does most Sundays between September and January: recapping the game with a parody of a popular song.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 19, 2025

The “We’re the Millers” star hinted at her relationship with Curtis in September, when she shared a handful of photos recapping her summer adventures — including one of Curtis watching the sunset by the sea.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 3, 2025

It was late that night when Katherine and Jimmy tucked the girls into their beds and collapsed onto their own bed, but they stayed up even later laughing and gossiping, recapping the family gathering.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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