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re-entry

/ riːˈɛntrɪ /

noun

  1. the act of retaking possession of land, etc, under a right reserved in an earlier transfer of the property, such as a lease
  2. the return of a spacecraft into the earth's atmosphere


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Re-entry programs would be quite justified in preferring black counselors; I assume they do.

The minimum sentence at one of these prisons for the felony of illegal re-entry is two years.

Healthcare, hunger, homelessness, prison re-entry, and interfaith dialogue are all key areas plus more.

His re-entry could either take the form of a senior White House position, or of a senior consultant to the re-election campaign.

The hand which contains the strong suit should be sufficiently strong in cards of re-entry.

From a hand short in cards of re-entry, winning cards should not be led out so as to exhaust the suit from the partner's hand.

In like manner men discharged for cause excluded from re-entry.

Save the high cards of your other suits for re-entry and try to establish the small cards of your long suit.

If he leads a spade he takes away the re-entry card for the dummy's club suit.

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