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return

[ri-turn] / rɪˈtɜrn /










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He believes investors who can’t live without that extra 1% return are too focused on the returns when they should be thinking first about the risk they’ll accept to get that.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

"They help us hold on... until God delivers us from this ordeal and we can return home," said Dabary, known locally as Abu Ayman.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

The disappearing belief that you can return to your previous rung on the career ladder is the other cause of workers’ paralysis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

The 34-year-old missed the start of Leinster's season with a groin injury but made his return in the win over Munster on 24 October.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Gingersnipes stood and went to the front door, which Clare had left ajar in the chaos of his return.

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

As Pope Leo XIV, he returns to the country next week as part of a three-nation South American tour.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

The period after a midterm election has historically been one of the strongest stretches for stock-market returns.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

The $80 billion hedge-fund firm posted flat returns in third quarter and under 2% gains this year through September.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

As I watched the returns Tuesday night, I thought about my daughter — an earth science grad student — and her generation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Then her smile fades, and she puts the mug down and returns to staring at the TV.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh

She said she had never had an issue before but knew something was amiss when she returned to the property to notice her window was wide open and her sofa cushions in the street.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Wong rose to prominence in 2012 as a teenager who led protests against plans to implement patriotic education in Hong Kong, a former British colony that returned to Chinese control in 1997.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

In 1999, he returned to the United States as head of the Augustinians in Chicago.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

After retiring in 2016 with 409 career home runs, Teixeira returned to Texas and announced his candidacy for the 21st Congressional District a year ago.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Clare had thought Brickbane was going to relieve his bladder, but the old fox had never returned.

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

Still, the job can get quite intimate, organizing someone’s closet, returning their online impulse orders, booking doctor’s appointments for the whole family.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Originally listed in August of 2025, the listing was briefly pulled off the market a year later before returning the next day with the same asking price.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

Pope Leo XIV's upcoming trip to Argentina, the first papal visit in 39 years, is a sort of consolation prize for the homeland of predecessor Francis, who disappointed his compatriots by never returning as pontiff.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

Bergeron said the new board will focus on strengthening corporate governance, returning to growth, and selecting a successor to CEO Farooq Kathwari.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

Whether it was finding a perfect family who ended up returning him like a broken gift, or a kind mother who came with terrible brothers, or simply being separated from his sister—something always went wrong.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova


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