recoup
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Jeep-maker Stellantis has been racing to introduce new models and recoup market share it shed in recent years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Baker-Mazara is looking to recoup the remainder of his contract with USC and is also seeking damages for the decline of his NBA draft stock in light of his dismissal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
To recoup the $2.2 billion owed, Pfizer is going after money used to pay air-traffic controllers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
A spokesperson said it said it was not responsible for the decision to recoup taxpayers' money but "administration of a scheme of this scale involves multiple organisations, systems and processes over many years".
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
No, I had to cancel the dance, recoup what I could, and eat the rest.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
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The deal gives the U.S. the right to select where the money goes, and the U.S. would keep 90% of profits on the projects after Japan recoups its investment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
Usually, she said, the agent pays that fee and recoups it once you sell.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 24, 2023
Soto said as he stepped through his mud-streaked living room to his patio, adding that he plans to rebuild, no matter what he recoups from insurance policies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2022
Giving them housing, on the other hand, quickly recoups most of the costs through the benefits of improved health and employment.
From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2021
Afterwards a small assessment is levied on the villagers, of a 'pice' or two 'pice' each, about a halfpenny of our money, and which recoups the putwarree for his outlay.
From Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter by James Inglis
But with this particular ETF, missed coupons may be recouped should the reference asset climb back above the barrier, Staudt noted.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
Carmichael said "liabilities that the government will face in the short-term" could be recouped by a future sale of Thames Water once its finances and performance are back on track.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
They recouped just over half of the cost, $11,000, from their native plant wedding registry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
The CAA said allowing these costs to be recouped will result in the maximum airport charge per passenger increasing by around 15 pence in 2028, rising to an estimated 30 pence in the following years.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
"Yes, and in ten minutes I had recouped my losses and won $20,000 besides," Karl cried with growing enthusiasm.
From The Devil A Tragedy of the Heart and Conscience by Marie Manning
Monday’s launch is also Starship’s first revenue-generating flight, which will allow SpaceX to begin recouping some of the $15 billion-plus it has spent on the rocket.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
But recouping money usually isn’t enough for a studio like Warner Bros., which is always looking for profit margin, not break-even figures.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
But representatives for landlords say doing so would leave them with few desirable options for recouping the cost of utilities and would hurt conservation efforts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
The U.S. dollar rose against rivals, recouping initial losses as traders weighed the inflation outlook.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Some absentee owner in the East was doubtless paying taxes on it with hopes of finally recouping himself through the unearned increment.
From On the Stairs by Henry Blake Fuller
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