reappropriation
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reappropriationsExample Sentences
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In other laboratory experiments, the researchers sought to identify when a reappropriation strategy might backfire.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
In the album "we advocate for a youth free from hang-ups, a cultural reappropriation, a new relationship with the world" he said.
From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026
In an interview with me a few years ago, Kennedy railed against the bland reappropriation of Mexican food in U.S. pop culture and against the chefs and authors who were behind it.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2020
And yet while all this feels crucial to expanding the parameters of “savage” and detoxifying it, none of the reappropriation transcends the word’s persistent dirtiness.
From New York Times • Feb. 6, 2018
I recommend the reappropriation of that sum for the same purpose, the former appropriation having been covered into the Treasury and being no longer available for the purpose without further action by Congress.
From A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 7, part 2: Rutherford B. Hayes by Richardson, James D. (James Daniel)
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