regained

past tense of regain
as in recaptured
to get again in one's possession our team regained the ball with just two minutes left on the clock

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  • He was recaptured and indicted on a charge of obstructing a pending immigration proceeding.
    CBS News, CBS News, 17 June 2026
  • He was recaptured and indicted on a charge of obstructing a pending immigration proceeding.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 June 2026
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  • On Monday evening, 18-year-old suspect Bradley Scott Sayer allegedly did a walk-through of the building, retrieved a shotgun from his vehicle and fatally shot Johnson at the main door and Hull inside.
    ALULA ALDERSON, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2026
  • Wallick believed Martinez-Sarmiento had retrieved a weapon from a car and was going to menace others outside the nightclub, the district attorney’s office said.
    Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 24 June 2026
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  • Texts, screen grabs, recordings and other records recovered from a search of Rinderknecht’s cellphones and presented in court portrayed a man who was by turns lonely and livid, angry at billionaires and ex-romantic partners while seemingly scared about his own declining mental health.
    Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026
  • On Wednesday morning, South Korea’s Kospi bounced back by 3% and Samsung recovered much of its losses with a 7% surge – the latest sign that Tuesday’s plunge marked a momentary dip similar to those that have recurred over recent months.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 23 June 2026
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  • In rolling to a fourth straight win — their longest such streak in more than a month — the Rays also reclaimed first place in the American League East by percentage points over the Yankees, who have been on top for the last two weeks.
    Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2026
  • As the wood is reclaimed, not two coffee tables are exactly alike and each piece of wood has natural variation for a unique and eclectic finish.
    Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026
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“Regained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regained. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.

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