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as in to regain
to get again in one's possession
after fishing around in the garbage for 10 minutes, I was able to recover my lost keys
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as in to rebound
to regain a former or normal state
after a disastrous first half, the team was able to recover and pull off a victory
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as in to heal
to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness
I see you're recovering well from the accident
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Recent Examples of recover
Timmerman -- now recovering until the rebels can figure out how to hand him to U.S. authorities -- was planning to get to Jordan after his release to obtain a new passport, Mostafa said.
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 13 Dec. 2024
And when the Adams character recovers her premarital creativity as an artist, Heller inadvertently trivializes her gallery show with a brief, piddling montage of making dead-animal taxidermy and painting Alex Katz–style portraits of her pregnant friends.
—Armond White, National Review, 13 Dec. 2024
How, exactly, did Charles recover from what had to be life-threatening injuries in that car crash?
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 13 Dec. 2024
The defense still had to recover the fumble against the Raiders.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 13 Dec. 2024
And when the Adams character recovers her premarital creativity as an artist, Heller inadvertently trivializes her gallery show with a brief, piddling montage of making dead-animal taxidermy and painting Alex Katz–style portraits of her pregnant friends.
—Armond White, National Review, 13 Dec. 2024
How, exactly, did Charles recover from what had to be life-threatening injuries in that car crash?
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 13 Dec. 2024
The defense still had to recover the fumble against the Raiders.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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To regain relevance, speakers powered by AI will become more attuned to what customers might ask a smart system.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Navy, though, delivered a big blow with a 52-yard touchdown catch and run by running back Eli Heidenreich to regain a 21-10 lead late in the third.Ryan Morik, Fox News, 15 Dec. 2024
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The down kept its shape well and rebounded quickly, even after being packed away for long periods.Will Porter, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2024
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Both indexes had rebounded strongly last week after initially falling following the martial law flip-flop and failed first impeachment vote.Lim Hui Jie,Dylan Butts, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2024
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The main character, Anyanwu, is an African woman who can heal, shapeshift and seemingly live forever.Anita Kopacz, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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With all these somatic therapies, the goal is to bring awareness to the sensations that stress or trauma are producing, and ultimately, for the person to feel safer in their body and heal.Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 9 Dec. 2024
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Only 10 percent of this plastic is currently being recycled and reused.Susan Solomon, WIRED, 14 Dec. 2024
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The same templated, one-size-fits-all approach that's been recycled ad nauseam.Erik Huberman, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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This content was summarized by generative artificial intelligence using public filings retrieved from SEC.gov.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 10 Dec. 2024
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Members of Cleveland Fire Station 30 came out less than 10 minutes later to help retrieve the ring from the sewer.Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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Tamika Harold has been leading the recall effort — gathering signatures, rallying residents and attending CDD meetings.Natalia Jaramillo, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Dec. 2024
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Investors are betting that shares of the fintech company Block Inc. will rally further in the new year.Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024
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His work focuses on how art and technology may improve learning settings.Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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The Pakistani publishing industry will not improve until Pakistanis start buying original books en masse.Sonya Rehman, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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Aleppo, Syria’s second-largest city, was recaptured last week by rebel groups after a surprise offensive overran President Bashar al-Assad’s forces and allied militias.Mostafa Salem and Eyad Kourdi, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
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The clip also recaptures the Muscle Shoals landmarks that were included in the song’s original music video, which released over three decades ago.Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Recover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recover. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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