as in recovering
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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Thomas had two of Miami’s season-high-tying three turnovers against Syracuse, also recovering a fumble at the end of the first half to keep Miami’s 14-0 lead intact.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
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But Blue Origin does view safely recovering and reusing its rocket boosters as crucial for its business model.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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LaValle admits that coming back and forth from the hospital so many times has been tough on her family.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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Sandor moved to Colorado in 1995 before coming back to Los Angeles in 2003, eventually relocating to San Diego in 2017 to be closer to her daughter’s family.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Nov. 2025
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Only Atlanta, Milwaukee, Dallas and Miami have bigger negative differentials between their offensive rebounding percentage and their opponents’.—
Eric Koreen,
New York Times,
11 Nov. 2025
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Meteorologists say the chill will be brief, with highs rebounding into the 70s by Wednesday and 80s by the weekend.—
Sirena Bergman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Bouncing (back).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bouncing%20%28back%29. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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