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Recent Examples of recoverable
Price contends the Jameson portion of the USGS report is outdate and inaccurate, pointing to a much more recent 2025 third-party review from Sproule ERCE energy consultants that estimates the Jameson basin could hold 9 billion net barrels of recoverable crude oil.
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Jordan Blum, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
Two years later, on April 26, 1949, a military board classified Bowden’s remains as non-recoverable.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 6 Oct. 2025
Protestors fear that includes an institutional knowledge base that may not be recoverable.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2025
In practical terms, the team says buildings could become recoverable energy materials, reducing the need to replace batteries or perform costly repairs.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
That difference is rarely recoverable.
—Ashok Reddy, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
If lawyers for the plaintiffs and the government did not reach a settlement, additional phases of litigation and further bellwether trials would likely determine the scope of recoverable damages for the remaining claimants, legal experts said in prior coverage of the consolidated cases.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
Jordan Blum, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
Two years later, on April 26, 1949, a military board classified Bowden’s remains as non-recoverable.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 6 Oct. 2025
Protestors fear that includes an institutional knowledge base that may not be recoverable.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2025
In practical terms, the team says buildings could become recoverable energy materials, reducing the need to replace batteries or perform costly repairs.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
That difference is rarely recoverable.
—Ashok Reddy, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
If lawyers for the plaintiffs and the government did not reach a settlement, additional phases of litigation and further bellwether trials would likely determine the scope of recoverable damages for the remaining claimants, legal experts said in prior coverage of the consolidated cases.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recoverable
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He might be better served by taking his own advice before dissing so many of his fellow rappers on publicly retrievable jail calls.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The good news is that gonorrhea is curable with the right treatment.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
10 Oct. 2025
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At the same time, Giordano points out that breast cancer is often curable.—
Korin Miller,
Flow Space,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The offer is redeemable in-restaurant at participating locations, while supplies last, and online via the Pizza Hut app or website.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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In 2025, the market has distributed over $15,500 in redeemable SNAP tokens, and an additional $10,550 of Double Up Food Bucks specifically for fruits and vegetables, according to the organization.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Illogically, these remediable ordeals have gone on for decades, like the Tijuana River pollution disaster.—
Vincent Blocker,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Aug. 2023
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Government has provided incentives for wind and solar since the 1970s; the problems that remain are inherent, not entirely remediable.—
WSJ,
WSJ,
26 Apr. 2022
Adjective
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The diamond pattern is reversible, and the set comes with two matching shams.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
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Laura Ashley Full/Queen Bedford Cotton Reversible Quilt Set Get two bedding sets in one with this reversible quilt from Laura Ashley.—
Shea Simmons,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Recoverable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recoverable. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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