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Returned shoes that are lightly or never worn get refurbished, and those too worn to fix get written off.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Returned to a household of which he has no memory, the veteran experiences many emotions: wariness, attraction, love and lingering fear.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

Returned tickets will be sold from 11:00 on Wednesday 3 September.

From BBC • Aug. 30, 2025

Returned samples may also help explain why the Moon’s two faces are so different.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 23, 2024

Returned to the ship, the heroes held a council and one and another urged Jason to let him take the trial upon himself; but in vain, Jason would yield to none of them.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton