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return

[ri-turn] / rɪˈtɜrn /










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Even as players return, however, there are still questions the Dodgers have to answer in the last week of the season:

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 23, 2026

He sold Kao the company in return for a share of the profits.

From Salon Sep. 23, 2026

“This drives significant improvement in the ratio of financial expenses/dividends, signaling potential for a debt-to-equity value transfer which sees BP return to distribution growth,” the analysts said.

From MarketWatch Sep. 23, 2026

Householders have been able to return home since but the public has still been urged to stay away from restricted zones.

From BBC Sep. 22, 2026

With each passing day, her desire to return to the Philippines wanes.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Hadjar returns to Red Bull for this weekend's Azerbaijan Grand Prix after missing the past three races with a broken wrist, an injury sustained while boxing as part of his training programme.

From BBC Sep. 23, 2026

Once this is done and debt worries are gone, the case for higher returns becomes a lot stronger, she say.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 22, 2026

In the end, the German returns to the Bagdad Cafe.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 22, 2026

To produce past years’ lists, I simply took the 20 stocks with the worst year-to-date returns near the end of the third quarter.

From MarketWatch Sep. 21, 2026

Opportunities are rare, and large opportunities on which one can put nearly unlimited capital to work at tremendous potential returns are even more rare.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Former Harvard President Claudine Gay has returned to the classroom to teach a course examining the purpose and power struggles of universities.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 23, 2026

His five-star Morningstar-rated fund has returned 21% on a three-year annualized basis, beating a 16% gain for its benchmark S&P Global Infrastructure Index.

From MarketWatch Sep. 23, 2026

He was treated there and has since been returned to the detention facility.

From BBC Sep. 22, 2026

Woodall returned at the cafe’s request, filming the stained, decaying ceiling and the water-catching buckets and coffee pots on the floor.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 22, 2026

So I threw it away and returned the washed container with a note that read, The donut may be gone, but I, for one, will never forget it.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

The possibility of returning other works to the countries where they were made also figures into Diane Wolfe’s search.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 22, 2026

Around 2.4 million barrels a day of Saudi crude and condensate flowed through the strait over the past two weeks, returning to levels last seen in early July, according to Kpler.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 22, 2026

It remained a recurring danger for generations, repeatedly returning to communities across Europe.

From Science Daily Sep. 20, 2026

He has shown only glimpses of his excellent domestic form, returning a high score of 21.

From BBC Sep. 19, 2026

“It’s good to see you, Nick,” she says, returning his smile.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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