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retake

[ree-tayk, ree-tayk] / riˈteɪk, ˈriˌteɪk /


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Zacharia said that she did not retake the bar exam upon returning to the United States due to the birth of her first child.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

The attacks come after the kingdom and its allies in Yemen launched a counteroffensive seeking to retake territory along the Red Sea.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

The protests had erupted in May after NEET, India's biggest medical entrance exam, was cancelled following a question paper leak, forcing nearly two million students to retake the test.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Oracle’s share price is under pressure once more as artificial-intelligence spending concerns retake the spotlight.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

Let the wolves have back their gloomy woods and retake the open sea.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

"I have to get my retakes right next time, or they won't let me complete my course at college," he said.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

The 30-year Treasury yield hits highest level since 2007, Micron stock retakes key level, SpaceX makes $60 billion AI acquisition, and more news to start your day.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

He did see a silver lining: “If there is a positive for Mr. Bhusri as he retakes the CEO role, it’s that sentiment towards Workday is pretty much at an all-time low.”

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 9, 2026

The machines are retrofitted to accept credit cards and Apple Pay, but otherwise the technology is original on the old machines — which means no retakes and a 3-to-5-minute wait for image processing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2025

The waste itself is beyond belief—sometimes four and five cameras on a scene, retakes upon the slightest provocation, even sets rebuilt because some minor detail fails to suit the artistic eye of the director.

From The Film Mystery by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve

The Dodgers retook the lead in the fifth with more help from the Brewers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Protests against the Taliban, especially by women, have been rare in Afghanistan since they retook power in August 2021.

From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026

UPS retook the top spot Tuesday, but FedEx was on top again by Friday’s closing bell.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026

Sadat, who herself has been living in Germany since Taliban authorities retook power in 2021, said that trawling through locations outside Afghanistan was something she had been used to for a long time.

From Barron's ● Feb. 15, 2026

Ralph retook the driver’s test by himself in June; and every day after that, as soon he came home from work, he’d rifle through the family mail, hoping.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

Yemen’s government says it has since retaken positions near the strait.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

Additionally, Arcuri said he doesn’t think Intel would’ve retaken ownership of the Ireland fab if it didn’t have “a good line of sight over potential foundry wins.”

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 2, 2026

“Hedge funds have retaken that pole position,” said Freddie Parker, co-head of prime insight and analytics at Goldman.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 24, 2026

Since then, forces loyal to the government have largely retaken control of Hadramawt and al-Mahra with the help of coalition air strikes.

From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2026

“I think we all hoped never to talk about her again. Unfortunately, it sounds as if we don’t have much choice. Rumor has it she’s retaken her throne, and her armies are mobilizing again.”

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

Valadao, 49, who comes from a dairy farming family, is well known in the district and has repeatedly secured victory in close races, retaking the seat in 2020 after losing it in 2018’s blue wave.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

The reception online suggests the ChatGPT creator is retaking the crown in an ever-evolving race to create the best artificial-intelligence models.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

Havenga and Merrison point out there is the option of retaking the test if needed.

From BBC ● May 1, 2026

In the age of drones and portable antiship missiles, retaking the Strait of Hormuz would be anything but simple, but not impossible, military experts say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 21, 2026

“Seven AP classes, plus I’m retaking the SATs and ACTs because I know I got cheated last time,” she said.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia


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