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reclamation

[rek-luh-mey-shuhn] / ˌrɛk ləˈmeɪ ʃən /


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The visual language recalls a simpler time — a reclamation of an innocence lost.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

Hulshof said the regime change may “at least conceptually enhance ConocoPhillips’ position to benefit from either reclamation of assets or ease of payments.”

From Barron's • Jan. 5, 2026

Given the go-ahead back in 2005, the UK's largest opencast mine was officially classed as a "land reclamation scheme".

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

When asked in February about Vietnam’s land reclamation, a spokesman for the Chinese government said that it opposes “construction activities on illegally occupied islands and reefs.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 3, 2025

We were expected to use our suits' reclamation systems for that.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir