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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His body was recovered after an extensive search of the pond.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026 -
The youngest child, age 6, did not resurface and was recovered after an extensive search.—
Marissa Armas,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Chea finished with 11 points for Princeton (18-2, 6-1 Ivy League), which rebounded from a 73-67 loss to Columbia on Friday that ended the Tigers' 15-game win streak.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 Feb. 2026
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Smith made bunch of them against visiting Larkin, shooting 6 of 9 and scoring a season-best 17 points as South Elgin rebounded from a sluggish first half for a 46-37 Upstate Eight West win.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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Then, with scant margin for error, the Rams (13-5) snapped back into winning form.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Jan. 2026
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Quentin Johnston and Ladd McConkey had TD catches and Vidal rushed for a career-high 126 yards for the Chargers (8-4), who snapped back from an embarrassing loss at Jacksonville for their fourth win in five games to keep pressure on the Denver Broncos atop the AFC West.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 Dec. 2025
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Ordinary citizens in Minnesota have rallied in large numbers to defend constitutional freedoms.—
Binaifer Nowrojee,
Time,
30 Jan. 2026
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Iowa rallied quickly in the second quarter, hitting five three-pointers to cut the Trojans’ halftime lead to just six.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Alex Meret, the goalkeeper in their title-winning campaigns, has suffered one injury after another and no sooner came back than Vanja Milinkovic-Savic went down.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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The committee in October voted 3-1 to advance the highly contentious proposal, but on the condition that when the measure came back, there would be more detailed analysis.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Bounced (back).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bounced%20%28back%29. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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