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as in reclamation
the act or process of getting something back the recovery of the sunken boat took over a week

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Recent Examples of recovery The service features a zero-gravity bed to sleep on to reduce pressure on the joints and support the body’s recovery progress. Tiffany Leigh, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025 Beyond monitoring, many identity theft protection companies provide dedicated recovery specialists who assist you in resolving fraud issues, disputing unauthorized charges and restoring your identity if it’s compromised. Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2025 Sri Lanka worried that its economic recovery would be derailed as its clothing industry faced new tariffs from its most important export market. Time, 10 Apr. 2025 However, Mariners executive vice president/general manager Justin Hollander appeared optimistic about Robles' recovery and downplayed surgery concerns. Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for recovery
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Noun
  • Dean Henderson and Maxence Lacroix both make it on account of being reclamation projects.
    Adam Crafton, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2025
  • The company, incorporated in New York, is a refrigerant services company that provides solutions for the refrigeration industry, including the sale, recovery, reclamation, and reuse of refrigerant gases.
    Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 12 Mar. 2025
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  • Hemphill's lawyer, a public defender assigned to represent him at least through his arraignment, had urged Scherzer to move him to a rehabilitation facility to deal with substance abuse issues.
    CBS News, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2025
  • There also will be clinical services, including physical and occupational therapies, speech pathology services, and specialized programs dedicated to neurological, stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury and amputation rehabilitation.
    Stephanie Lam, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2025

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“Recovery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recovery. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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