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Regain (Verb)

Get or find back; recover the use of; "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly".

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

After being severely ill, she regained her strength and started going back to work.
The team worked hard to regain their position in the league after a poor start to the season.
She regained control of her emotions and managed to deliver a brilliant speech.
The company took a few years to regain its former glory after facing severe financial difficulties.
After years of struggling with her writing, she regained her confidence and completed her novel.

Come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost; "Did you find your glasses?"; "I cannot find my gloves!".

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

I finally managed to regain my bearings in the dense forest after getting lost for hours.
It took me weeks to regain my passport after accidentally leaving it at the airport.
She couldn't regain her footing after slipping on the icy sidewalk and fell again.
Using GPS helped me regain my location when my phone died on a deserted road.
After hours of rummaging through the luggage, I was relieved to regain my misplaced laptop.