Verb They helped their party retake the Senate. He retook the lead close to the finish line. We will have to retake the photograph. Students can retake the test. Noun The director called for a retake.
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Republicans may still retake the House in November, but another term for Nancy Pelosi as Speaker can’t be ruled out. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 24 Aug. 2022 Ukraine aims to retake Crimea, which Russia seized and annexed in 2014, while Moscow has demanded recognition that the strategically important peninsula is part of Russia as one of its conditions for peace. Harold Maass, The Week, 11 Aug. 2022 The descendants of Willa and Charles Bruce, who purchased the land for $1,225 in 1912 and built it into a seaside resort for Black families, will retake ownership of Bruce’s Beach in the city of Manhattan Beach. Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 28 June 2022 That’s all Hotwire needs to retake first place, even ahead of EPB, the local provider of gigabit service in the first gigabit city of Chattanooga, TN. Eric Griffith, PCMAG, 17 June 2022 McCarthy is widely expected to seek the speakership, should the GOP retake the majority, and Trump's support would be critical. Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 7 June 2022 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has repeatedly vowed that Ukraine will retake the entirety of Donbas, rebuffing growing international calls for his country to cede some territory to Moscow in eventual peace talks to end the war. Andrew E. Kramer, BostonGlobe.com, 28 May 2022 Students can also retake classes that require a C or higher to stay on the A-G track (classes required for admission eligibility to the California State University and University of California systems). Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2022 The announcement fueled the Taliban's campaign to retake the country, aided by the Afghans' widespread distrust of their government and entrenched corruption that led to low pay, lack of food and poor living conditions among the Afghan troops. Lolita C. Baldor, USA TODAY, 18 May 2022
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The International Atomic Energy Agency will release its assessment of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant today, and Ukrainian troops are fighting to retake territory in the south. Kendra Nichols, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2022 Whether Ukraine can capitalize on its initial thrust and retake territory in its south that Russia seized at the start of its invasion will go a long way to shape the next phase of the war. James Marson, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2022 For weeks, Western intelligence and military analysts have predicted that a Ukrainian campaign retake the strategic port city of Kherson and surrounding territory is imminent. Anastacia Galouchka, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2022 That means students may be allowed to turn in late assignments or retake tests as needed. Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2022 Scott said be believes the party can win 54 seats and retake control of the chamber amid soaring inflation and Biden's low approval ratings. Jill Colvin, ajc, 22 June 2022 Scott said be believes the party can win 54 seats and retake control of the chamber amid soaring inflation and Biden's low approval ratings. Jill Colvin, Chron, 22 June 2022 Florida deputies helped a plane retake the skies after a pilot made an emergency landing on the highway. Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 3 June 2022 Similarly, the Nasdaq failed to hold its recent retake of the 50-DMA and has broken its 50-DMA and 100-DMA over the past several sessions. Randy Watts, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2021 See More