as in opportunity
something that one uses to accomplish an end especially when the usual means is not available
a toddler quickly learns that a tantrum is a surefire recourse when a polite request for something is met with parental indifference
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Recent Examples of recourse
Pedestrians, commuters and people with disabilities file complaints with the city or Regional Transportation District, and the problem might get fixed — or months will go by with no response, and folks are left with little other recourse.
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Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2025
And while the Trump administration assured workers they would be paid regardless of federal funding set to lapse in March, the contract bars employees from nearly all forms of recourse to challenge any issues with the offer.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 6 Feb. 2025
Ray and Manny rob drug dealers by posing as DEA Agents, and this is a known practice because drug dealers have no legal recourse.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2025
Running Scared Another prominent and seemingly novel theme in Coca-Cola’s appellant brief is its allegation that the IRS selectively targeted supply points that had no recourse to mutual agreement procedures under a treaty.
—Ryan Finley, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
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Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2025
And while the Trump administration assured workers they would be paid regardless of federal funding set to lapse in March, the contract bars employees from nearly all forms of recourse to challenge any issues with the offer.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 6 Feb. 2025
Ray and Manny rob drug dealers by posing as DEA Agents, and this is a known practice because drug dealers have no legal recourse.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2025
Running Scared Another prominent and seemingly novel theme in Coca-Cola’s appellant brief is its allegation that the IRS selectively targeted supply points that had no recourse to mutual agreement procedures under a treaty.
—Ryan Finley, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Recourse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recourse. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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