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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Colbert joked about how little time had passed since leaving network television, framing the return as a kind of immediate re-entry into a different corner of the media ecosystem rather than a true departure.
From Salon • May 23, 2026
Investor Christine Tsai of 500 Global, an early stage venture capital firm, said Google's re-entry into the glasses space is a positive development.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
Multistage lives with re-entry, reinvention and extended contribution are the emerging norm.
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
Last week, we reported on the challenging re-entry to Earth’s atmosphere that awaited NASA’s Artemis II crew.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
If the public could only know what we knew, it might ease his re-entry into freedom.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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