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as in to recover
to regain a former or normal state
the economy will rebound from this latest slump
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Recent Examples of rebound
Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025
South Africa’s economy grew at its fastest pace in two years during the second quarter, driven by a rebound in the manufacturing and mining sectors.
—semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Sean Conlon,chloe Taylor, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
More to the local point, the Chiefs have started 0-2 15 times — the last in 2014 — and rebounded to make the postseason only once (2006).
—Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Azores In the Portuguese Azores islands, conservation efforts have led to the protection and rebound of sperm whales.
—Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025
South Africa’s economy grew at its fastest pace in two years during the second quarter, driven by a rebound in the manufacturing and mining sectors.
—semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
Treasury yields edged higher on Friday, rebounding from moves seen in Thursday's session.
—Sean Conlon,chloe Taylor, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
More to the local point, the Chiefs have started 0-2 15 times — the last in 2014 — and rebounded to make the postseason only once (2006).
—Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
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According to the World Meteorological Organization, the ozone layer is on track to recover to 1980 levels by 2040 globally, by 2045 in the Arctic, and by 2066 over Antarctica.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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This ability to recover instantly gives the MAV a major advantage.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Sep. 2025
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The same applies if a ball is kicked into the end zone and then bounces out of bounds.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The researchers were able to glean more information about the event by analyzing the gravitational waves – distortions in space-time caused by powerful cosmic events – produced as the black hole bounced away from the site of its parents' rendezvous.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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During the prelims in Tokyo, Seville had a concerning slow reaction to the starting gun.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Don't mix the two together, as the reaction can make a mess and cause the two cleaners to cancel each other out.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
14 Sep. 2025
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Sabathia loved seeing how the team rallied to make the kid’s night even more special than just being the lucky recipient of a home run ball.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Mission Viejo’s football team erupted for 17 points in the fourth quarter Friday to rally past host Lincoln of San Diego 34-24 in a clash of top public school programs in Southern California.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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The final mix includes botanicals, minerals, and vitamins such as holy basil for stress response, curcumin to promote a healthy immune response, konjac root to address oil production, and probiotics to optimize the microbiome.—
Megan McIntyre,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Unlike traditional applications requiring instant responses, AI operations can tolerate delays—training waits minutes while applications like ChatGPT work perfectly, delivering responses over hundreds of milliseconds.—
Daniel Kearney,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Rebound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebound. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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