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reclaim

[ri-klaym] / rɪˈkleɪm /


VERB
reform
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Fast-food chains have discounted aggressively in an effort to reclaim those customers.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

"From my perspective as a sportsman, I can say that I would very much like to reclaim the flag for myself, for all of us," said Klopp.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

If Pantoja regains the championship, he would become only the third flyweight champion in UFC history to reclaim the belt after losing it, joining Deiveson Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

The risk is compounded by the elimination in 2021 of a rebate program that allowed tourists to reclaim the value-added tax they paid on souvenirs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

C.P. felt certain that the time had come to take back his city, indeed to reclaim the South.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

But then a new generation rediscovers and reclaims it, until suddenly it’s being rebooted by a “Sundance wunderkind.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

If the stock reclaims $47, it could move toward $57 by mid-2026, implying roughly 25% upside from current levels.

From Barron's ● May 6, 2026

Before Harvard reclaims my Ph.D., let me lay out the merits of annuities.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 20, 2026

Mayhem marks the moment where she reclaims ownership of her music, not just from "Lady Gaga" but from other producers and writers in her orbit.

From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2025

Everywhere throughout New England you find old, tumbledown field walls, often in the middle of the deepest, most settled-looking woods—a reminder of just how swiftly nature reclaims the land in America.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

They have reclaimed their number one ranking from India.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

Rudy now spends some of his reclaimed time binge-watching TV with his wife.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

Nationwide, 95 percent of all incumbents reclaimed their seats in 2024.

From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2026

The place settings, trays, tea set and other items in my collection aren’t just relics from a different generation, but works of art that, once melted down, can never be reclaimed or replicated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

The policy is that it’s only supposed to be used for public irrigation—because serving a litigious, finicky public reclaimed water, no matter how clean it is, would be a public relations nightmare.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

I thought this costume was funny, clever, appropriating and reclaiming the narrative that haunted me all my life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

Yet the line isn’t so clear, say those in the movement, because all Hilltop Youth share the goal of reclaiming the land for Jews.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

Kris is a queer filmmaker taking on the task of reclaiming the slasher horror film-within-the-film, “Camp Miasma,” rebooting it for the queer community to no longer be appalled by.

From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026

The Amicus bonus episode puts out a humble request: Tell us how you’re reclaiming the Constitution for yourself, your loved ones, your neighbors, and your community.

From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2026

The Greek Army, encouraged by the Allied Nations, had invaded western Turkey in 1919, reclaiming the ancient Greek territory in Asia Minor.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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