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- verb Present participle of
retake .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of taking something back
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Examples
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Mitch McConnell recently said that his key goal in retaking the Senate was to win back the presidency in 2012.
Bill Folman: 10 Reasons You MUST Vote--and Vote Democrat Bill Folman 2010
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Mitch McConnell recently said that his key goal in retaking the Senate was to win back the presidency in 2012.
Bill Folman: 10 Reasons You MUST Vote--and Vote Democrat Bill Folman 2010
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Mitch McConnell recently said that his key goal in retaking the Senate was to win back the presidency in 2012.
Bill Folman: 10 Reasons You MUST Vote--and Vote Democrat Bill Folman 2010
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Mitch McConnell recently said that his key goal in retaking the Senate was to win back the presidency in 2012.
Bill Folman: 10 Reasons You MUST Vote--and Vote Democrat Bill Folman 2010
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If Republicans succeed in retaking both chambers of Congress, their agenda once in charge “can't just be yelling no,” Gingrich said.
Gregg defends GOP opposition, says Dems moving too far left 2010
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Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and Gen. Richard B. Myers, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said at a news conference that the American strategy in retaking rebel-held strongholds hinged on training and equipping Iraqi forces to take the lead.
September 2004 2004
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They will start as soon as the United Nations begin retaking heavily populated areas, and they will continue for years.
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With the elections approaching and the conservative base getting drunk on the idea of retaking both chambers of Congress, top leaders in the Republican Party have begun the process of trying to temper expectations for the next legislative session.
Barbour, Cornyn, Cantor Lower Expectations For GOP Congress The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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This plunder made the difficult desert living-conditions bearable, but the Hyksos had not given up the idea of retaking Kebet.
The War of the Crowns Christian Jacq 2002
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If they loved Gore more, would they like the idea of retaking the Congress in two years less?
CNN Transcript - Special Event: Election 2000: The Florida Recount - November 24, 2000 2000
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