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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of reinvade.

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Examples

  • In February, 2007, housing project residents "reinvaded" their old homes and reclaimed them in another example of "people rebuilding for themselves" and bypassing government indifferent to their needs and rights.

    Reviewing Naomi Klein's "The Shock Doctrine" 2007

  • In February, 2007, housing project residents "reinvaded" their old homes and reclaimed them in another example of "people rebuilding for themselves" and bypassing government indifferent to their needs and rights.

    Reviewing Naomi Klein's "The Shock Doctrine" 2007

  • There was the strange war of 1812, declared by America and waged here by England, which reinvaded, and burned our White House and Capitol.

    A Cold Man's Warm Words 2010

  • Israeli forces have invaded and reinvaded the northern West Bank city almost daily for weeks, months, years on end since the beginning of the Intifada.

    Think Progress » ABC’s Ross: Surveillance of Journalists ‘Makes Me Feel…As If We Are Drug Dealers or Terrorists’ 2006

  • Today's aquatic spermatophytes are specialized forms that have reinvaded aquatic environments.

    Macrophytes 2007

  • In 1999 Russia reinvaded Chechnya, and since then has had 100,000 troops in this republic, the size of Vermont.

    No White Hats In Moscow 2007

  • But Israel reinvaded the country in June, 1982 in force with intent to stay, remaining until Hezbollah forced it to withdraw in May, 2000.

    The Crime of Lebanon and Palestine - Are Iran and Syria Next? 2006

  • Since federal forces reinvaded Chechnya and established a measure of control over its northern lowlands, capital, and main cities, Putin has asserted that the military is conducting not a war but a (largely successful) "anti-terrorist operation" against band-formirovaniya ( "bandit units").

    Russia Is Finished 2001

  • Since federal forces reinvaded Chechnya and established a measure of control over its northern lowlands, capital, and main cities, Putin has asserted that the military is conducting not a war but a (largely successful) "anti-terrorist operation" against band-formirovaniya ( "bandit units").

    Russia Is Finished 2001

  • It has reinvaded large areas of the West Bank and the Gaza strip.

    CNN Transcript Sep 19, 2002 2002

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