recapture
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Starbucks last year directed workers to make sure they wrote on every cup they could, part of an effort under CEO Brian Niccol to recapture its friendly coffeehouse feeling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
“This will help us recapture what we call retail leakage from the other cities, and keep the Camarillo residents in Camarillo,” Winkler said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
If even the once all-powerful Marvel is trying to recapture viewers by positioning itself as haughty and highbrow, there is no doubt snobbery is pushing for the mainstream.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
Focusing on beverages has allowed retailers to recapture audiences with an affordable luxury that is 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
Wearing it now around her own neck, Kira lifted it against her cheek, hoping to recapture a feeling of her mother, perhaps the smell of her: herbs and dyes and dried blossoms.
From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry
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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
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
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One Brandt's myotis, Myotis brandtii, was banded in Europe and then recaptured 50 years later.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026
Qnity Electronics stock has recaptured its 200-day moving average and could be forming a double bottom, setting up a potential 74% gain.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
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
While zookeepers immediately found and recaptured Tango, Samba is still on the loose.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
They wouldn’t have gone to all that trouble breaking me out if they hadn’t had a method of keeping tabs on me if I got recaptured or separated from them.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
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Mr. Wahlberg and Mr. Abdul-Mateen do a more than competent job of recapturing the feuding-buddies energy that Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte gave “48 Hrs.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 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
A flurry of recommendations for BL shows and fiction have been exchanged across social media, with the hopes of recapturing the fervour Heated Rivalry ignited.
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2026
Both the Egalitarians and the Survivalists have run on platforms that involve recapturing the cities of the East and making them safe.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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