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
  • Intersectionality proposes that societal problems such as crime and illiteracy correct themselves if opportunities and environments are evened out via public policy.
    John Scott Lewinski, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Crews continue to look for opportunities east and northeast of Sawmill Flat facing steep, dangerous terrain with limited natural features for containment.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Recourses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recourses. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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