reattains

verb

present tense third-person singular of reattain
as in takes over

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  1. takes over
  2. occupies
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  • Some leaders argue that AI could end up making those human skills more valuable, predicting a renaissance in soft skills as the technology takes over rote work.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Baiz takes over for longtime ARC head coach Jon Osterhout, now the assistant athletic director and chief of staff of Sacramento State’s football program, his alma mater.
    — JOE DAVIDSON, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026
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  • The Renoir Museum occupies the final home of the leading French Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir, who lived there until his death in 1919.
    — SYLVIE CORBET, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Related Articles The 8,000-square-foot triplex occupies part of the American Thread Building at 260 West Broadway, a Renaissance Revival building completed in 1896.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
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