return
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The procedure was inexpensive, required neither anesthesia nor hospitalization, and allowed participants to return to work within an hour.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026
Curfews were imposed in several cities in the aftermath of the weekend rioting, and Macron said the government wanted a return to calm.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
It was 2015, and Gund’s board had just challenged Steve and Rich to return Gund to a 15% compounded annual growth rate after several years of slowing sales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
President Lee Jae Myung, meanwhile, has called for the North to return to dialogue, an overture Kim Yo Jong has slammed as "the climax of the farce".
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
The major New York City papers had reporters stationed throughout the crowd to cover Maggie Fox’s return to the stage.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
They can reveal whether a new purchase adds a different source of returns or increases an existing bet.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
Kenneth Walker III returns to face his old team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
The Moneyist tackles a familiar dilemma: Is being debt-free worth the tradeoff of potentially impacted investment returns?
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
Kahn, as his accountant, monitored the spending of victims and even prepared tax returns for some, the lawsuit says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
“I’m shutting down the video game tournament until whoever took that money returns it. And if the cash isn’t back within one hour, the contest is off for good!”
From "Trouble at the Arcade (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #1)" by Franklin W. Dixon
Rats treated with the compound experienced significantly less joint swelling, while the structure of their cartilage and synovium returned toward normal.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026
A famed dusky shark in South Korea has returned to the canal where she had been stuck for a month, just one day after authorities said they had successfully guided her out, local media report.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
A shark that became a viral sensation after getting stuck in a South Korean canal returned hours after being coaxed out, authorities said on Thursday, prompting another attempt to guide it back to the sea.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
The writer Stefan Zweig, who had emigrated to England from Austria in 1934 after a police raid, returned to warn his Jewish friends three years later.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
At some point I ran to the back for the kettle and when I returned, Anna May and Mr. Howe the cameraman were chatting with Ba.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
Sources have indicated the former Newcastle boss is open to returning to management with United after leaving St James' Park in the close season.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are reportedly returning to British soil along with their two children starting this month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
Encouragingly, the researchers found that the astronauts showed no significant signs of cardiovascular strain when exposed to simulated Martian gravity after returning to Earth.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026
On returning home, Coughlan ate pizza and played video games, claiming he "had to disconnect" from what happened.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
“A hundred percent,” Zeke said now, holding her gaze and returning it, with interest.
From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness
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