recapture
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There’s quite a bit of sociological foreshadowing suggested by “Juiced”—about transgressive entertainment, the fraud of “unscripted TV,” even the desperate need of Simpson to recapture his once-adoring audience when no such thing was possible.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Now I’m down to the wire on either purchasing a replacement or paying capital-gains tax and depreciation recapture.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
Focusing on beverages has allowed retailers to recapture audiences with an affordable luxury that’s cheaper than buying a full meal, is pretty enough to post, and brings in more consumers during off-peak hours.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
If he can recapture that identity down the stretch and into the postseason, his slow start will fade in the memories of Dodgers fans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
“But it would be churlish to begrudge Basil’s requests. After all, he did recapture our tapestry from Cluny. It was a very daring deed.”
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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But the film recaptures a feeling of genuine uncertainty and awe at the outset of what would prove to be an enduring historical experiment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
The S&P 500 has retreated below its 200-day moving average less than 30 times over the past 75 years, and normally recaptures it within 10 days.
From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026
If he recaptures the rhythm and confidence he showed in Perth, he could be Australia's match-winner once again.
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2025
This fall, it will unveil its first studio album in 26 years: “Rack,” a raucous record that recaptures the lunging momentum, stealth nuance and unhinged Yow-isms of its best work.
From New York Times ● Jun. 5, 2024
“I love you,” he says again, and recaptures my face with his other hand.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
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Optical stocks have recaptured investors’ interest lately, but Lumentum’s blowout earnings report is being met with a ho-hum response.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
Over the past year the military junta recaptured much of the territory it had lost to the hundreds of insurgent groups which formed to resist the coup.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Over the weekend, Israel announced that it had recaptured the outpost, built around 1137.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
In the year since the army recaptured Khartoum, authorities have exhumed and reburied "around 28,000 people", Hisham Zein al-Abdeen, head of forensic medicine at Sudan's health ministry, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Apr. 27, 2026
The Toad was stuffing his recaptured possession into his backpack.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
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The airline expects second-quarter fuel price per gallon to be $4.26 to $4.36, anticipating recapturing at least 40% of increased costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
It dropped back below its 200-day simple moving average after recapturing it with the 7% gap up on April 8.
From Barron's ● May 7, 2026
And history suggests that returning is one thing, but recapturing the same intensity of viewership and fandom is another.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
"RidgeAlloy offers the first technology capable of recapturing the value of a fast-approaching and historically massive wave of domestic, high-quality recycled automotive aluminum sheet alloys," Haynes said.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 10, 2026
The train jolts and slows, recapturing my attention, before gaining speed again.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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