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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The same goes for Clarke Schmidt, who is recovering from his own Tommy John surgery.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
23 May 2026 -
Ryan Oksenhorn, co-founder of drone delivery startup Zipline, wrote in a post on X last month that his company was evaluating GitLab and Atlassian's Bitbucket after GitHub accidentally undid code revisions, and subsequently provided instructions on recovering changes.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
22 May 2026
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There was clearly some confusion over whether that would be allowed, with Schultz coming back onto the field at one point, but umpires eventually let the Nats make the move.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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Mouth Ulcers Recurrent aphthous stomatitis is the clinical term for painful mouth ulcers that keep coming back.—
Brandi Jones,
Health,
19 May 2026
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The Tempo put up more shots than the Sparks, 70-58, largely because of a 10-2 offensive-rebounding gap.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 2026
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Use of social media for brand and customer dialogue is rebounding.—
John M. Bremen,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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“Bouncing (back).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bouncing%20%28back%29. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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