reacquire
verb
re·ac·quire
(ˌ)rē-ə-ˈkwī(-ə)r 
reacquired; reacquiring; reacquires
: to acquire again: such as
a
: to regain as one's own
… the Saad that returns to Chicago this fall, reacquired in a stunning trade for Artemi Panarin, brings more than just a more worldly view of the NHL with him.—
Mark Lazerus
Mark Lazerus
b
: to relocate and hold (something previously held) in a detector
The submarine slowed to reacquire the target.—Tom Clancy
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Examples of reacquire in a Sentence
the hockey team is hoping to reacquire the Stanley Cup this year
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This means the decedent had the power to revoke or reacquire the trust assets.
—Ashley Case, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
But reacquiring Paredes — who was traded at the 2017 deadline to support the defending World Series champs — represents a type of correction to how the post-2016 Cubs were run.
—Patrick Mooney, The Athletic, 16 Aug. 2024
Even after a sheriff’s sale, the former property owner has time — generally six months — to pay off the mortgage and reacquire the property.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 15 Aug. 2024
Opting out removes your data from a broker’s site, but that doesn’t prevent that broker from reacquiring it, so McAfee runs the scan again every three months.
—PCMAG, 7 Oct. 2024
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Ashley Case, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
But reacquiring Paredes — who was traded at the 2017 deadline to support the defending World Series champs — represents a type of correction to how the post-2016 Cubs were run.
—Patrick Mooney, The Athletic, 16 Aug. 2024
Even after a sheriff’s sale, the former property owner has time — generally six months — to pay off the mortgage and reacquire the property.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 15 Aug. 2024
Opting out removes your data from a broker’s site, but that doesn’t prevent that broker from reacquiring it, so McAfee runs the scan again every three months.
—PCMAG, 7 Oct. 2024
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“Reacquire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reacquire. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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