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 team looks to rebound from a 10-5 loss on Monday to Cardenales de Lara.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
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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The next day, Simmons agreed to perform a BBL on T.W. She came back to New Life on April 20 for the surgery.—
DAVID J. NEAL,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2025
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It’s been awhile since the program has made the state field with the last time coming back in 2013.—
Tom Schardin,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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In what became a topsy-turvy game, the Clippers opened a 22-point lead in the second quarter, fell behind by 13 in the third, then rallied late before ultimately losing 119-112.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2025
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Reddit Reacts The Reddit community rallied behind the woman, expressing anger and concern over her situation.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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