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comeback

[kuhm-bak] / ˈkʌmˌbæk /




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Since taking over from Winston last week—and nearly leading an improbable comeback by throwing for 243 yards in less than a quarter—McCarthy has been nothing short of a revelation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

Some of the market’s most beaten-down consumer stocks have been making a comeback.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

Credit-default swaps proliferated in the lead-up to the 2008 global financial crisis, then shrank in its aftermath and have since staged a comeback.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

Kartal was playing in just the 10th match of her impressive comeback and was attempting to become the first Briton to win a WTA 1,000 title since Johanna Konta in 2017.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

As soon as you are able, comeback to Rose Hill.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

And the Rams’ defense must negate potential comebacks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026

Given Stafford’s history of dramatic comebacks, the Rams were on the verge of possibly pulling out a victory.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

The injury was aggravated during several attempted comebacks, before Fontaine was forced to call time on his career in 1962.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

Australia won to go 2-0 up and while England, invigorated by the recalled Mark Wood and Chris Woakes, threatened the most spectacular of comebacks, it was not to be.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

The reporter, flustered, stammered out something about the rarity of successful comebacks.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand


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