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Currently, 80 repatriated artefacts are housed in a special gallery of the National Museum of Nepal, waiting to undergo restoration before being returned to their rightful places.

From BBC

The councillor questioned whether the portrait being damaged was "in any way linked" to the "rightful removal" of Mr Ó Donnghaile's portrait.

From BBC

In 1999, the Taliban, an Islamic fundamentalist movement that emerged triumphant from the Afghan civil war, wanted to legitimize themselves on the world stage as the rightful rulers of this mountainous land.

From Salon

Women will be returned to their rightful place on the honorable pedestals of motherhood and wifely servitude.

From Salon

In his lawsuit, Davidov sought to be named the rightful owner of the ball and to prevent its sale by any of the other parties.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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