recuperate
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It forced him to take a break so he could recuperate at home.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
The 81-year-old singer has been advised by doctors to recuperate for the next four weeks following a coronary stent procedure.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Last month, he was moved to house arrest to recuperate after being hospitalized with bronchopneumonia.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
Cheap Trick also spaces out dates when possible, giving members time to recuperate from the rigors of the road.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026
I said, “Granny, Dr. Fox says that you need to recuperate. I am perfectly capable of driving, as I demonstrated earlier today. You can recuperate in the back seat, and I will drive.”
From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo
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Once she recuperates, she plans to return to part-time consulting to keep her mind active and feel productive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
The two engagements for Prince William are close to home - at Windsor Castle and in central London - as his wife recuperates in Adelaide Cottage on the Windsor estate.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2024
Mr. Austin was released on Monday from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., and has been working at home while he recuperates.
From New York Times ● Jan. 18, 2024
Top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer said he would ask the chamber this week to allow another Democratic senator to temporarily serve on the Judiciary Committee while she recuperates.
From Reuters ● Apr. 18, 2023
I wired it, instanter, as per instructions, to esteemed employer at Mahableshwar, where he recuperates exhausted energies.
From Round the World in Seven Days by Herbert Strang
While the dog recuperated, a woman arrived at the shelter later that day to report that her dog, Teddy, had been missing for more than a month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
After Coronado recuperated, he marched east until the Spaniards encountered 12 Tiwa pueblos near present-day Albuquerque, N.M.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
The Americans turned the screw in the third quarter as Auston Matthews recuperated a loose puck and set up Jake Guentzel, who blasted past Sogaard.
From Barron's ● Feb. 14, 2026
We met Dmytro shortly after his release as he recuperated at a Kyiv hospital.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2025
Her head hurt all the time, and even though the others seemed to have recuperated from the mayapple incident, she didn’t want to tell them that she still felt dizzy and nauseous.
From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper
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The consumer-goods group will outline plans at an investor event Wednesday to save 1 billion euros by the end of 2029 by recuperating some costs and overhauling operations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
Cost of living support for some, help for entrepreneurs, more financial clout for mayors in England and an economy now recuperating will be themes for Healey on Wednesday.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
One person close to him believed the time Buffett spent at home recuperating gave him an opportunity to contemplate the company’s future and the decision about when to step down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
As I was recuperating, he was diagnosed with an autoimmune condition, which meant he had to tap out indefinitely.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
The operation, under ether, had gone well and Codman was recuperating, but his recovery would be slow.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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