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recapture

[ree-kap-cher] / riˈkæp tʃər /


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What might my capital-gains tax and depreciation recapture look like, considering the $75,000 loss I’ve already absorbed?

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

Klein, who issued two walks and gave up a single before the homer, said he’s been working to recapture the feeling of driving down the mound, as opposed to getting stuck over the rubber.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 26, 2026

When I led our party’s effort to recapture the House in 2006, we made a point of recruiting candidates with “authentic” broad-based appeal.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

From the next five months of Lumumba’s imprisonment, escape, and recapture, I recall—what?

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

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

However, when a stock quickly recaptures it, that is a good sign.

From Barron's Mar. 23, 2026

So’s novel recaptures all the elements that made “Afterparties” a bestseller.

From Seattle Times Dec. 21, 2023

The wooden auditorium recaptures the look and atmosphere of a venue that was originally sited where 10 Downing Street now stands.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2022

“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 weekend, Israel announced that it had recaptured the outpost, built around 1137.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 1, 2026

The rocket’s upper stage made it to orbit, achieving the flight’s main goal, though the booster wasn’t recaptured for reuse.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 15, 2026

Last week the stock recaptured both its 50- and 200-day simple moving averages and its 21-day exponential moving average, showing excellent momentum.

From Barron's Apr. 13, 2026

In October, the French moved to recover lost ground and recaptured Fort Douaumont.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

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

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 daily chart below shows it recapturing its 200-day simple moving average, a secular line it was underneath for 13 months.

From Barron's Oct. 29, 2025

Reunited at last, they spent the winter of 37-36 BCE in Antioch recapturing the spirit of their time together in Alexandria.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby




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