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make a comeback

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  1. Also, stage a comeback. Achieve a success after retirement or failure, as in After years in mediocre movies, she made a comeback on Broadway, or The humble hamburger is about to stage a comeback. [Colloquial; c. 1920] Also see come back, def. 1.

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Here’s how it could make a comeback.

From MarketWatch

As I told my Uber driver on the ride home when he commented that he hoped Cage would make a comeback: "He's back."

From Salon

One person was able to make a comeback after using it, McKayven said.

From The Verge

Dane Kevin Magnussen will make a comeback to Formula 1 as the replacement for Nikita Mazepin at the US-based Haas team.

From BBC

But with about 170 million people fully vaccinated against covid-19 and many trying to reclaim some sense of normalcy, Holland said the flu is expected to make a comeback this year.

From Washington Post

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