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regain

[ree-gayn] / riˈgeɪn /


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Yet economists, industry leaders and labor experts are unsure if the U.S. labor market as a whole can regain its former dynamism and become a job-producing juggernaut again.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

In most cases, the force says the owner of the property then has the chance to regain control of the property, or the tenant can move back in.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

“We must regain confidence in ourselves, in our ability to confront and tame the torrent of events bearing down on us,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

Although the work does not establish a treatment capable of reversing aging in people, it offers a laboratory model for investigating how cells regain youthful characteristics.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

“No work for a week, until they regain their strength.”

From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz

Among the criteria graded on Anderson's 'radar chart' were defensive regains, duel success, line-breaking passes, aerial-duel success and defensive errors.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Plus, Spain regains control of Ceuta after migrants overrun it, and we go inside the unraveling of Situational Awareness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

She regains her ability to fly but is never able to communicate with Jiji again.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026

Instead of responding only after a treatment fails, doctors may eventually be able to anticipate resistance and act before the tumor regains strength.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026

I look down at our linked fingers as I loosen my grasp, but he regains his grip on me.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

After experiencing a sustained selloff in previous weeks over concerns of overspending and unsustainable debt levels, tech stocks moved higher on Tuesday as investors regained some confidence in the sustainability of AI spending.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

In laboratory experiments, corals that had turned white and were close to dying regained their health within seven weeks.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

Last week, pro-government forces said they had regained control of territory overlooking Bab al-Mandab after launching a major counter-offensive with the support of Saudi air strikes.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

The monochromatic version of the former Avenger had been rebuilt without his memories to be a sentient weapon, but during a showdown with his magically created double, he regained them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

He regained his senses, rising to his hind legs.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

After regaining their footing following a two-year slump, prices have dropped sharply in recent weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

There is the chance to play a major part in regaining the urn and to become one of the few British athletes to lift a World Cup in any sport.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Even when they survive, regaining their health can take months or years.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

It was only regaining the ability to hear music as music that he could compose.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Booth needed rest and would happily have spent a month with the Garretts recovering from his injury and regaining his strength.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson


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