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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
regain .
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Examples
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Though Santa Anna never again regained power, he was capable of one more massive act of chutzpah.
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna (1794–1876): master of chutzpah 2008
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Though Santa Anna never again regained power, he was capable of one more massive act of chutzpah.
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna (1794–1876): master of chutzpah 2008
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Though Santa Anna never again regained power, he was capable of one more massive act of chutzpah.
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna (1794–1876): master of chutzpah 2008
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But a minute later, Divac fouled out and Gasol hit two free throws as Spain regained the lead.
USATODAY.com - Spain drops defending champion Yugoslavia 2002
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But Spain regained its lead when Gaizka Mendieta curled an injury-time free kick over the wall and into the right corner of the goal from 25 yards.
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Wisconsin regained possession with nine-tenths of a second left, but a desperation shot by Kirk
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In addition, the Hurricanes again regained the reputation as an
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We may hear about it in a very short time; the preparations are made meanwhile with more vigour than before; & we must hope that the honour of the country will be in short regained, but when
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Detective Ayer turned to me, and her defeated expression regained a little of its spark.
Crashed ROBIN WASSERMAN 2009
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Detective Ayer turned to me, and her defeated expression regained a little of its spark.
Crashed ROBIN WASSERMAN 2009
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