as in to recover
to regain a former or normal state
once the cleanup from the hurricane is completed, business owners are hoping that tourism quickly bounces back
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Police recovered a loaded Cobra .38 Special from the scene.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2025 -
If not, then the beloved agency that dares to explore may never recover.—
Eric Berger,
Ars Technica,
18 Feb. 2025
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The league didn’t completely rebound from that decline until this season.—
Bloomberg News,
Orlando Sentinel,
9 Feb. 2025
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The Census Bureau, for example, made some of its most accurate projections about the short-term baby boom of the post-World War II era, when fertility rates briefly rebounded after a Great Depression-era decline.—
Dylan Scott,
Vox,
5 Feb. 2025
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LaVine snapped back into gear immediately in the second half, firing off a pair of 3-pointers and rattling off 13 points in the third quarter.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Jan. 2025
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That’s not an appealing comparison, but as the chart shows, RSP snapped back 6 of 7 times the next month after prior -6.5% monthly losses.—
Frank Cappelleri,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2025
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Imposing costs Since the beginning of the war, Ukraine has worried that an eventual cease-fire will simply give Russia time to rebuild and come back.—
German Lopez,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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Assuming Robinson comes back, New York will need to integrate him in and experiment with combinations.—
James L. Edwards III,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025
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Boston’s three-time All-NBA centerpiece also did not leave the bench in Team USA’s epic semifinal rematch against Serbia, during which the Americans fell behind by 17 points before rallying to win.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
19 Feb. 2025
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Shares of Constellation Brands rallied 5.5% after Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway disclosed a stake in the beverage company.—
Medora Lee,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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