as in recovered
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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The Los Angeles Police Department said several pieces of evidence were recovered and will be analyzed.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
25 Sep. 2025 -
The shell casings found at the scene also matched the gun and magazine police recovered from the hotel.—
Quinlan Bentley,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
25 Sep. 2025
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Adames, whose seven-year, $182 million contract was the largest in franchise history, rebounded from a poor start to produce commensurate with his paycheck.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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The Detroit Lions have rebounded from a Week 2 loss with impressive victories, including a 38–30 win over the Ravens.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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Narváez’s line-drive comebacker, leading off the fourth, snapped back into Fried’s glove as easily as a rubber band.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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Intel rallied over 20% in the past week and has seen a year-to-date gain of nearly 80%.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
29 Sep. 2025
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Protesters had rallied for days outside the Texas state capitol, demonstrating against Republican efforts to redraw the state’s congressional map.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2025
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Yet, two years later, Kildare, Yolo County’s mental health director came back to the board in April saying there were inadequate funds to make it through a three-year pilot.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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Despite the loss, Baltimore came back in a big way against the Browns.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Bounced (back).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bounced%20%28back%29. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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