as in to retrieve
to get again in one's possession
the distraught owner cried that she would do anything to get back her lost dog
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But getting back to normal rasterization in games for a moment, these still make up the vast majority out there, both new and old.
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Antony Leather, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
No one happier to get back to KC than Patrick Mahomes.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2025
Gypsy got back on track and Wicked stayed in the stratosphere during New Year’s week, with most of Broadway‘s 33 shows posting strong numbers even while dropping down from the previous (and very lucrative) Christmas week figures.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2025
But at their end-of-season media availability to wrap up a 5-12 campaign, Bears Chairman George McCaskey and President Kevin Warren again professed their trust that Poles would help the Bears get back on track — at least in the short term.
—Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2025
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Antony Leather, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
No one happier to get back to KC than Patrick Mahomes.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2025
Gypsy got back on track and Wicked stayed in the stratosphere during New Year’s week, with most of Broadway‘s 33 shows posting strong numbers even while dropping down from the previous (and very lucrative) Christmas week figures.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2025
But at their end-of-season media availability to wrap up a 5-12 campaign, Bears Chairman George McCaskey and President Kevin Warren again professed their trust that Poles would help the Bears get back on track — at least in the short term.
—Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2025
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Finally, after half a dozen or so tries, the Zaida crew retrieved a towline.David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
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This content was summarized by generative artificial intelligence using public filings retrieved from SEC.gov.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Jan. 2025
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School lobbyist Hugo Arza said the city is regaining access to the recreational center’s courts, the existing courts and the library.Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
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Johns briefly regains the No. 1 ranking after this event, but by mid-summer Staksrud is firmly entrenched atop the standings.Todd Boss, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Moore plays Elisabeth Sparkle in the body horror film, a celebrity who is fired from her job because of her age and goes to extreme lengths to recapture her youth.Nicolas Vega, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
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If the most important metric is providing Ukraine with the means to recapture all of its sovereign territory, Biden’s policy was a partial failure.Michael Poznansky, Foreign Affairs, 3 Jan. 2025
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Like many department stores in recent years, Kohl’s has spent the last few years in turmoil and has struggled to recover from shifting consumer behavior.Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 13 Jan. 2025
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Meghan McCain slams Meghan Markle's new 'out of touch' TV show: 'Do something to help people instead of your ego' Production delays in an industry still recovering from the 2023 SAG-WGA strikes are only the tip of the iceberg.Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Get back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20back. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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