make a comeback
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The comedian stars in this comedically spotty 10-part series following a washed-up golfer as he tries to make a comeback.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
Seaport Research Partners’ chief equity strategist, Jonathan Golub, screened for stocks that could make a comeback.
From Barron's ● May 13, 2026
As CPUs make a comeback, it’s about whether mature hardware categories become more relevant as AI computing demand shifts to inferencing, she adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
This sounded like a candidate who can win — and now he has a month to make a comeback worthy of his political mentor, the late, great Gloria Molina.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
Operating on the assumption that, sooner or later, even the toga will make a comeback, he holds on to his clothing and continues to wear things long after they've begun to disintegrate.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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