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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First, washing the resulting powder with water removes soluble lithium salts created during the thermal reaction, recovering more than 60% of the total lithium.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Oct. 2025 -
Keep recovering, keep battling.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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And the Saints showed a lot of fight in coming back from a 14-3 deficit to score 23 unanswered points and nab their first win.—
Chad Graff,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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But if someone needs something or someone to be taken care of, or to prevent something from coming back around, that would be the Dark Hearts.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
6 Oct. 2025
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These two innovations allow the drone to absorb impact energy and stay locked onto the vehicle without rebounding or sliding.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Oct. 2025
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Wilson earned her third DPOY award after leading the league in blocks, whereas Thomas finished in the top five in steals and rebounding.—
Devin Robertson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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In fairness, Allen sold the call by snapping back his head in something of an NBA or international soccer flop.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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The 10-year Treasury note yield briefly dipped below the key 4% level Thursday, the lowest since April, before snapping back later.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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Last week alone, Penn State fell behind 27-7 at UCLA; Washington fell behind 20-0 at Maryland before rallying to win 24-20; and Duke fell behind Cal 21-7, then scored 38 unanswered points to win 45-21.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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Her disappearance sparked a viral rescue mission, with thousands of Richmond residents and cat lovers across the world rallying online to help bring her back.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 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 Oct. 2025.
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