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as in regains
to get again in one's possession
after fishing around in the garbage for 10 minutes, I was able to recover my lost keys
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as in rebounds
to regain a former or normal state
after a disastrous first half, the team was able to recover and pull off a victory
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as in heals
to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness
I see you're recovering well from the accident
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as in recycles
to obtain (a raw material) by separating it from a by-product or waste product
the process of recovering aluminum from old cans
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Recent Examples of recovers
England's starting 11 will be missing two key players as Declan Rice starts on the bench and Reece James recovers from injury.
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Nbc News,
NBC news,
28 June 2026
Foster still finds resonance in moment at the end of the film, after Kyle recovers her daughter, who seemingly has no awareness of the harrowing journey that her mother has just endured to find her.
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Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 June 2026
In the end, Aang’s crew recovers Appa and finds the missing Earth King, who’s unaware of his government’s cover-up of the war.
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Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
25 June 2026
It’s measured by the second call, the escalation, the customer who quietly disappears or the relationship that never recovers.
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Demetri Giannikopoulos,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
Florida may have to potentially pay Grady $50,000 more than David if the state recovers $1 million from Roku.
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Shirsho Dasgupta,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
Spieth is a Tower of Terror that could literally snap at any second, but somehow recovers in the form of literal magic.
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Mark Harris Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
By re-energizing the airflow, the system reduces drag and recovers energy that would otherwise be lost to turbulence behind the aircraft.
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David Szondy
june 14,
New Atlas,
14 June 2026
On Falcon 9 launches, the company recovers the booster and payload fairings but tosses the upper stage, which puts a floor under how cheap each launch can get.
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Chris Stokel-Walker,
Scientific American,
12 June 2026
Nbc News,
NBC news,
28 June 2026
Foster still finds resonance in moment at the end of the film, after Kyle recovers her daughter, who seemingly has no awareness of the harrowing journey that her mother has just endured to find her.
—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 June 2026
In the end, Aang’s crew recovers Appa and finds the missing Earth King, who’s unaware of his government’s cover-up of the war.
—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
25 June 2026
It’s measured by the second call, the escalation, the customer who quietly disappears or the relationship that never recovers.
—
Demetri Giannikopoulos,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
Florida may have to potentially pay Grady $50,000 more than David if the state recovers $1 million from Roku.
—
Shirsho Dasgupta,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
Spieth is a Tower of Terror that could literally snap at any second, but somehow recovers in the form of literal magic.
—
Mark Harris Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
By re-energizing the airflow, the system reduces drag and recovers energy that would otherwise be lost to turbulence behind the aircraft.
—
David Szondy
june 14,
New Atlas,
14 June 2026
On Falcon 9 launches, the company recovers the booster and payload fairings but tosses the upper stage, which puts a floor under how cheap each launch can get.
—
Chris Stokel-Walker,
Scientific American,
12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recovers
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Amazon retrieves and refurbishes the equipment after deployment so it can be used again.
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Ann Wang | Reuters Amon shared an example of an agent that instantly retrieves details of banking transactions, eliminating the need for a user to navigate through the app and manually locate the information.
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According to him, this structural shift could imply that future demand rebounds will encounter significantly tighter constraints than in previous decades.
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Lionel Messi rebounds his own miss and dodges three Austrian defenders with a sliding second goal in stoppage time to put the exclamation mark on an historic performance for him and Argentina today in Arlington.
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Your body will eventually expel the stuck parts as the wound heals.
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Fibroblast populations decline with age, which may help explain why older skin heals more slowly.
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Hernández, who recycles trash for a living, voted for Petro in 2022, but cast her ballot for de la Espriella this time.
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Hernández, who recycles trash for a living, voted for Petro in 2022 but cast her ballot for De la Espriella this time.
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Oh, there’s a pipe dream out there, all about a once-great player who recaptures the old magic, but that’s hardly the appropriate mood.
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While not a full-fledged continuation of the fantastic action show Lycoris Recoil, this series of shorts recaptures the other half of the 2022 girls-with-guns series.
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The measure revives a 2022 phaseout that was thrown out by a judge.
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There will not be a quick turnaround that revives sustainability reporting.
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The hit rate improves dramatically.
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The show, which improves after intermission, does have a fabulous closer — greatest-hits worthy — that is composed simply of two guys (musical director John Love and the consistently excellent Lilly) singing in falsetto.
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In the closing days, Springsteen delivered speeches and performed songs at several Obama rallies.
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Therefore, experts urge investors not to rush to buy gold when its price rallies, but instead view it as part of a diverse portfolio.
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