re-entry
Britishnoun
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the act of retaking possession of land, etc, under a right reserved in an earlier transfer of the property, such as a lease
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the return of a spacecraft into the earth's atmosphere
Example Sentences
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Homeboy was founded by Boyle in 1988 and now bills itself as the “largest gang rehabilitation and re-entry program in the world.”
From Los Angeles Times
Re-entry will rush headlong into the need for energy to power the AI data centers being built in the state.
"This large rocket engine will slow down the ISS, and enable it to have a precise re-entry over the Pacific Ocean, far from land, people or any other potential hazards," Horack explained.
From Barron's
But it’s “Rush Hour 4,” that could potentially pave Ratner’s re-entry to Hollywood.
Re-entry predictions can be off by thousands of miles.
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