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
That album's re-entry and rapid rise up the charts has been linked to the success of the film Michael, starring Jackson's nephew Jaafar Jackson.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
Multistage lives with re-entry, reinvention and extended contribution are the emerging norm.
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
After re-entry the booster reignited its engines and performed a controlled, propulsive splashdown.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
Barriers to re-entry, specifically the myriad laws that operate to discriminate against people with criminal records in every aspect of their social, economic, and political lives, must be eliminated.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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