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 victim had surgery and is now recovering, the statement said.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026 -
At one point overnight, the leading cryptocurrency touched $60,033 before recovering.—
Scott Schnipper,
CNBC,
6 Feb. 2026
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The defender’s loan spell at Strasbourg was cancelled on Monday, with Sarr coming back to west London.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Now, with 2010s fashion coming back into focus, the statement necklace is—like it or not—trending again.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Glamour,
3 Feb. 2026
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Lamar's headlining slot also juiced sales, with 13 of his tracks either rebounding or reentering the Billboard Hot 100, as well as five of his albums making sizable gains (between 65% and 264% on the Billboard 200).—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Feb. 2026
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Running and gunning The Kings came out running, gunning and rebounding while the Cavaliers struggled to find a rhythm with Harden joining the starting lineup.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Bouncing (back).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bouncing%20%28back%29. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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