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comeback

[kuhm-bak] / ˈkʌmˌbæk /




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Nadira Goffe makes the case for a relish comeback.

From Slate Aug. 14, 2026

Current co-host, former dancer and onetime judge Julianne Hough says all these elements culminated in a “perfect storm,” but it’s also the longtime Los Angeles-based production that’s essential to the show’s comeback.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

Plus, the ‘Big Dumper’ has been a big bust, the retired NFL star on the verge of a comeback and Jason Gay on tennis’s brutal summer.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

Up to 8.7 million voters -- a majority of them women -- will decide whether Hichilema's economic reforms deserve another term or whether the opposition can turn widespread discontent into a comeback.

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

‘Haga me usted el favor, señorita,’ he answered as a comeback.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

Since injuring his shoulder at the US Open in August, Draper has struggled with bone bruising and pulled out of scheduled comebacks at Wimbledon and the Washington Open this summer.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

Mehlman, 31, a former Ithaca College athlete whose own tennis journey was sidelined by injury, knows something about comebacks.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

Still, Netanyahu is an experienced campaigner with a record of comebacks that defied expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

The first three games saw multi-goal comebacks, blown leads, and enough on-ice madness to give you brain freeze.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

I was too exhausted to deal with him, and, frankly, none of the comebacks warring at the tip of my tongue at the moment were likely to win him over.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken




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