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make a comeback

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  1. Also, stage a comeback. Achieve a success after retirement or failure, as in After years in mediocre movies, she made a comeback on Broadway, or The humble hamburger is about to stage a comeback. [Colloquial; c. 1920] Also see come back, def. 1.


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The more important factor in whether the event will make a comeback, he said, is funding.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

Rams COO Tony Pastoors says the team isn’t rushing Aaron Donald to make a comeback decision, saying they’d rather have him during the season than July.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026

But Wall Street is backing the company to make a comeback with a raft of initiation notes on Monday.

From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026

After a stretch of unseasonably low temperatures for much of the UK, spring warmth is set to make a comeback next week.

From BBC ● May 13, 2026

Someday the all-purpose they may make a comeback, but for now it’s considered a mistake.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

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