recourse

Example Sentences

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A legal maneuver once reserved for death row inmates and suspected terrorists has become the only recourse for immigrant detainees, who have flooded federal courts in California with thousands of petitions for freedom.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

Smaller suppliers in particular have little recourse to recoup costs when automakers cancel a vehicle program and stop buying parts, Karol said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

And it argued that even as Costco, along with scores of other businesses, seeks tariff-related refunds for themselves in court, the consumers who ultimately shouldered those higher prices had no clear recourse.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

And Cowan said it was difficult for there to be any recourse when content is presented "in a non-contentious manner".

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

There was no recourse, were no laws but the ones rewritten every day.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead