have recourse
Example Sentences
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"It is our view that they have recourse to legal action, and we are investigating those legal claims."
From BBC • Nov. 8, 2023
Sometimes in democracies people have recourse against those who abuse power.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2023
State and federal officials have urged the tribe to stop but haven’t taken effective steps, he said, arguing his clients should have recourse as U.S. citizens, whether enrolled as Nooksack or not.
From Seattle Times • May 20, 2023
Workers unaware that their employers are required by law to cover certain expenses may have recourse for expense reimbursement dating back months or even years, Brewer said.
From Washington Post • Feb. 7, 2022
‘The treatment of natural things differs greatly from that of other sciences...In the explanation of natural causes, we must necessarily have recourse to a different kind of principle, called “hypothesis” or “supposition”.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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