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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Guard Skyy Clark, who missed 10 conference games while recovering from a hamstring injury, struggled offensively, missing all five shots from the field.—
Sean Campbell,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026 -
Kornet bounced from team to team and nearly out of the league, desperate to recover the sense of satisfaction that came from sinking shot after shot.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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But amid the mess of UCLA’s 72-59 win over 14th-seeded Rutgers was a slippery star point guard in the middle of one of his masterworks, not only lifting the Bruins to victory but passing and rebounding and defending his way into the Big Ten tournament record books.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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In 2022, the economy was still rebounding strongly from COVID, with the vestiges of a big fiscal stimulus at its back.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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That would be insurmountable against a lot of teams but especially against the Wildcats, whose only losses this season came back-to-back to Kansas and Texas Tech, and who is no doubt eager to avenge a loss to Houston in the championship game a year ago.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Mar. 2026
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Perhaps that too is why the Greeks keep coming back around.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
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Jalen Brunson scored 28 points, Jordan Clarkson had 27 and the New York Knicks rallied to beat the Utah Jazz 134-117 on Wednesday night to snap a two-game losing streak.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Mar. 2026
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Ordinarily a vice come March, Kelvin Sampson’s team is 3-3 over its last six games and had to rally to beat Oklahoma State in its finale.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Bounce (back).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bounce%20%28back%29. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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