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was retaking

  • past progressive
    of retake.
    retake
    verb (used with object)
    to take again; take back.

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Ukrainian officials said their next objective was retaking Lyman, a gateway to Luhansk Province.

From New York Times ● Sep. 14, 2022

He was retaking the class in the fall of his senior year to squeeze in the credit before graduation in the spring.

From Slate ● May 23, 2017

Calculus Do-Over His undergraduate degree from the University of Arizona's College of Mines hinged on scoring a B in a calculus course he was retaking.

From BusinessWeek ● Nov. 4, 2010