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reclamation

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


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Much less clear was how successful he might be when Real Sociedad handed him a midseason reclamation project in late December.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

So too, perhaps, with Gyllenhaal’s telling of “The Bride!” with its visions of reckless abandon and personal reclamation — exclamation point and all.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

In 2025, his Portuguese-language film “Kites” — a story about personal reclamation in favelas of Rio de Janeiro — won the Special Jury Mention for Viewpoints at the Tribeca Film Festival.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026

Her journey from a two-year-old cancer patient to a woman reshaping how Ghana sees disability is not a story of survival, it is a story of reclamation.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026

My reclamation would be accomplished, like Malcolm’s, through books, through my own study and exploration.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates




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