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Meanings of wrest back in English

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Usage of wrest back in English
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Want to wrest back some privacy from Mark Zuckerberg?
The Guardian
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The conversion was successful and Wales added another penalty soon after to wrest back the lead.
Radio NZ
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But an Iraqi military spokesman suggested an offensive to wrest back Kurdish-held territory would continue regardless.
The Irish Times
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Recently, B and I attempted to wrest back some floor space in our small terraced house.
The Irish Times
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He warned of the dangers facing Kyrgyzstan if parliament were to wrest back control of Centerra's Kyrgyz interests.
Reuters
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On Saturday, UCD will do all in their power to wrest back at least some of the glory.
The Irish Times
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Diana intrinsically understood the power of the press, to change perceptions and to wrest back control over her narrative.
News.com.au
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Moscow did so after Russian forces foiled a Georgian attempt to wrest back control of the breakaway region last August.
Reuters
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Both Christensen and Mount were replaced at half-time as manager Frank Lampard tried to wrest back control of the game.
BBC
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Haftar and regular army forces have been trying to wrest back an army camp overran by Islamist militants earlier this month.
Reuters
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He also sought to wrest back the mantle of "one nation" seized by Ed Miliband at the Labour conference.
The Guardian
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It was time for her to wrest back control from the disease that had taken over her life since she was a child.
The Irish Times
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The problem is the opposite: there are too many words." They determine to "master this language, and in doing so… wrest back control".
The Irish Times
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Since then, the department of justice has tried to wrest back the right to try terrorism suspects as it had done throughout the 1990s.
The Guardian
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Since he took over in May, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reached out to neighbours in a bid to wrest back some influence.
Reuters
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Marlon Samuels hit five sixes off Malinga to wrest back the momentum as the unorthodox paceman gave away 54 runs off his four overs.
Reuters
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