recourses

plural of recourse
as in resources
something that one uses to accomplish an end especially when the usual means is not available a toddler quickly learns that a tantrum is a surefire recourse when a polite request for something is met with parental indifference

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Noun
  • Detectives, using video surveillance and department resources, identified the suspect as Armean Shirehjini, 41.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
  • What parents and organizations can’t change, however, is the lack of funding and resources going into the public school system.
    IndyStar, IndyStar, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Our conversation revealed how commercial space, AI, and medicine are converging in ways that will open entirely new opportunities for businesses and societies.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • There is enough stacked against the party and president that every effort should be made to remove opportunities from the opposing party.
    Kimberly Ross, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Recourses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recourses. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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