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retake
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Both were killed in the famous Battle of Imjin River in April 1951, as the Chinese Army, which had joined the war on the North Korean side, tried push the allied forces down the peninsula to retake the capital Seoul.
While she accepted the resignation of Lord Carrington, foreign secretary at the time, she refused to let Sir John go saying "she could not possibly accept" when the British taskforce was still carrying out its operation to retake the islands.
Democrats are looking to retake seats they lost in 2022, and they have dedicated significant resources and the attention of party leadership, with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., barnstorming the state last week.
In California, Democrats are pushing to retake five seats they have lost to Republicans since 2020 — four in 2020 and another in 2022 — which could prove decisive for control of the House.
Republicans are expected to retake control of the U.S.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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