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recapture

[ree-kap-cher] / riˈkæp tʃər /


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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

Given America’s naval supremacy over Iran established in the war, a ship could be brought to port in the U.S. without significant risk of recapture.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 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

“How can we recapture Enugu when the vandals have occupied it?”

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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