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• n  the act of taking something back
• v  take back by force, as after a battle
• v  capture again
• v  photograph again

• In an effort to appease the IMF, Bhutto gave up the finance portfolio she had held since retaking the government.
• A Brazilian police colonel was sentenced to 600 years in prison for using excessive force in retaking the facility; the conviction was later overturned.
• There they established a government-in-exile and dreamed of retaking the mainland.

• recapture
• retake

News & Articles

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• Pakistani army makes key gains against Taliban militants
  Pakistan’s military operations against Taliban insurgents in the country’s northwest tribal areas have reached a turning point with the imminent retaking of a militant stronghold near the legendary Khyber Pass.
  June 12, 2013 - The Wichita Eagle
• Japan, US stage joint island retaking drill
  Tokyo (AFP) June 11, 2013 Japan and the United States have started a joint drill to practise retaking remote islands, the Japanese government said Tuesday, as Tokyo and Beijing continue to face off over a disputed archipelago. Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera, who has previously stressed "Dawn Blitz" was not aimed at China, told reporters that the joint exercise was designed to "significantly ...
  June 11, 2013 - Space War
• EUR/USD around 1.3200 ahead of Sentix
  FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - Choppy session for the EUR/USD so far, currently retaking the 1.3200... For more information, read our latest forex news.
  June 10, 2013 - The Forex Market

Quotes

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• Sean McCormack in Forbes
  President Musharraf has stated repeatedly that he will step down as chief of army staff before retaking the presidential oath of office and has promised to hold elections by January 15th,McCormack said, referring to parliamentary voting....
• Robert Gates in Times of India
  I would say that at a minimum, the mission is to prevent the Taliban from retaking power against a democratically elected government in Afghanistan, thus turning Afghanistan, potentially again, into a haven for al-Qaida and other extremists,...
• Joe Lieberman in Reiten Television KXMB Bismarck
  At a speech before Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies, Senator Lieberman of Connecticut said, "Since retaking Congress in November 2006, the top foreign policy priority of the Democratic Party has not been to expand...