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rehab

[ree-hab] / ˈriˌhæb /


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And a common way to discharge many patients, putting them in a rehab center or postacute-care facility, is increasingly delayed, leaving fewer beds for incoming patients.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

The 27-year-old model, the son of Crawford and businessman Rande Gerber, died on September 20 at a rehab facility in California.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

He threw a bullpen with the adjustment and then took it into one final rehab appearance, a one-hit outing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

What happened to your friend is an all-too-common occurrence, and Medicare can foot the cost for necessary inpatient rehab, as long as its eligibility requirements are met.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

They ask him about school and his knee and if he’s going to try to do some rehab to get back on the court.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy

Injured relief pitchers Evan Phillips and Brusdar Graterol are progressing in their respective rehabs, Roberts said before Friday’s game.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2026

Over the course of my training, I’ve learned that evidence-based medical treatments are often not found within rehabs across the country.

From Slate ● Dec. 19, 2025

Lawsuits and federal cases allege that rehabs can charge insurance hundreds of thousands of dollars for a few months’ stay, but offer little in the way of treatment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025

“Samples from small mammals are rolling in now and things at the wildlife rehabs pick up substantially in spring,” he says.

From Science Magazine ● Apr. 29, 2024

I wondered if she was the right person for the job: she seemed awfully enamored of the rehabs that Debra and her crew had performed.

From Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow

“Medicaid reduced the claim from $260,000 down to $100,000 and then the city of Lynn loaned $100,000 to Habitat for Humanity, which rehabbed the home and gave Gunning a lease,” Ford said.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

“We had a vision of how these houses could be rehabbed, and we looked at the price tags, did the math and figured we could make a 30% to 40% return on our investment.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025

Kids scrambled up rehabbed trails, and some danced the schuhplattler, a Bavarian folk dance with lots of foot stomping and thigh and foot slapping.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2025

Many of the men being rehabbed by the right, though, don’t meet this standard.

From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2025

The city built a new prison, moved the inmates into their new quarters, then rehabbed the old prison and turned it into a high school.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos

Hopeful return: Brandon Woodruff, one of the best starters in baseball when healthy, is rehabbing from shoulder inflammation that sidelined him in July.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Carlos Alcaraz will not defend his French Open title because of a wrist injury, while world number seven Taylor Fritz has been resting and rehabbing a long-term knee problem since March.

From BBC ● May 6, 2026

The Celtics were so prepared for a similarly long layoff that they sold off huge portions of their roster after Tatum’s injury, content to reset their finances while their leader spent the whole season rehabbing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026

That’s a frightening thing, considering Paramount has already announced plans to continue rehabbing disgraced “Melania” director Brett Ratner’s career with a new “Rush Hour” film.

From Salon ● Mar. 6, 2026

It was a temporary gig, and after five months he moved on to rehabbing homes in the city—another temporary job.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore


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