safe return
noun
: the act of taking someone or something back to the proper place completely unharmed
—+ of
The mother demanded a safe return of her child.
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In 1980, for example, Carter understood that the safe return of U.S. hostages seized in Tehran by Iranian students was critical to a successful reelection bid.
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Jeffrey A. Friedman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2024
Unfolding against the backdrop of the Israel-Gaza conflict sparked by the October 7 Hamas attacks, this year’s Ophir awards ceremony was a somber affair, with most presenters and presenters reiterating calls for the safe return of the some 100 hostages still believed to be held in Gaza.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2024
The Boeing Starliner that took Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to space recently made a safe return to Earth, but the NASA astronauts are not upset to have not made the trip.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2024
Morphew, who released a video days after Suzanne vanished pleading for her safe return, was charged in May 2021 with first-degree murder and tampering with physical evidence.
—Pilar Melendez, NBC News, 11 Sep. 2024
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Jeffrey A. Friedman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2024
Unfolding against the backdrop of the Israel-Gaza conflict sparked by the October 7 Hamas attacks, this year’s Ophir awards ceremony was a somber affair, with most presenters and presenters reiterating calls for the safe return of the some 100 hostages still believed to be held in Gaza.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2024
The Boeing Starliner that took Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to space recently made a safe return to Earth, but the NASA astronauts are not upset to have not made the trip.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2024
Morphew, who released a video days after Suzanne vanished pleading for her safe return, was charged in May 2021 with first-degree murder and tampering with physical evidence.
—Pilar Melendez, NBC News, 11 Sep. 2024
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“Safe return.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/safe%20return. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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