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return

[ri-turn] / rɪˈtɜrn /










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“Once the intent to return is nullified, a home becomes a countable asset that can be used to pay for long-term care,” AgingCare says.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Instead, it's the return of a conundrum that Welsh football fans had to deal with for 64 years before 2022: Who to support at the World Cup?

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The film, whose title means "I will return", tells the story of a romance that survives nearly eight decades, inspired by real-life accounts from families affected by the 1947 partition of India and Pakistan.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

TFA can return to Earth's surface through rainfall or settle directly from the atmosphere onto land and water.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

They had gone cold, but I wanted to offer something in return, and not just for the barrette.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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