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recapture

[ree-kap-cher] / riˈkæp tʃər /


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SpaceX wasn't planning to recapture the booster anyway, but was still hoping for a precision return.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

In Joby’s motion to dismiss Archer’s counterclaims months later, Joby wrote that Archer was “attempting to recapture the narrative” and that its claims “do not deny that Joby is ahead.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

An unhinged Olivia Wilde as the ultimate bad boss — an art star hoping to recapture some edge — gets you in the door.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's government sent a naval task force to recapture them.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

“You can recapture the harvests the thieves have taken. You can be remembered by the Han people for your dutifulness.”

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston




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