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recapture

[ree-kap-cher] / riˈkæp tʃər /


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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

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

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

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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