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recoup

[ri-koop] / rɪˈkup /


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So how do open-weight model developers recoup those outlays?

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

“There’s no way to recoup that,” Hutchens said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

Trump officials argued they had a right to recoup the money under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, a federal law barring discrimination based on race or national origin.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

Maguire added: "This follows the approach of City Football Group of letting in minority investors to recoup the original purchase price and more."

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

Vincent has spent so much of Theo’s money getting the house ready, he’s sure that no matter how well he and Gauguin work, they will never recoup the expenses.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

But even if it recoups it, this may not suffice to persuade foreigners to buy German cars, medical equipment or tunnel-boring machines they no longer need.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

But the economy typically recoups most of that lost activity after a shutdown ends, as it would after disruption caused by a natural disaster.

From BBC Oct. 6, 2025

The RSN recoups that by charging cable distributors a licensing amount to carry their channel in as many places as possible.

From Seattle Times Jan. 31, 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

The employer turns the circumstance to advantage, and recoups himself doubly for the inconveniences, that these disturbances put him to, with the payment of much lower wages.

From Woman under socialism by Daniel De Leon

Oil recouped some of its Monday losses to trade just shy of $85 a barrel.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 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

It is a noble mission; movie theaters need all the help they can get and heading into its second weekend, “The Odyssey” has already more than recouped its $250 million production budget.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

An earlier deal said Canada, which paid for the bridge, would split the revenue with Michigan only after it had recouped the costs.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Franklin was never fully recouped by the British Government for the payments he had to make on account of provisions which the general had instructed him to procure for the use of the army.

From Heroes of Science: Physicists by William Garnett

Shares in easyJet have gained over 40% since Castlelake made public its interest in a possible takeover, recouping its losses since the war in the Middle East began and cast a pall on airline stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

But that’s also what gives the movie its charm, especially considering it’s a big-budget studio production that never had a shot at recouping the studio’s investment, even if it were successful.

From Salon Jun. 10, 2026

Pretax profit dropped 29%, though the retailer said its performance rebounded in the second half and that it was recouping losses from last year’s cyberattack.

From The Wall Street Journal May 20, 2026

The shares were up nearly 14% at $109 by midafternoon, more than recouping losses from the previous session amid volatile trading.

From Barron's May 5, 2026

And not to be outdone—urged, I thought, by a pluck at my sleeve—I boldly followed with my own two dollars, reasoning that I was warranted in partially recouping, for Benton owed me much.

From Desert Dust by J. Clinton Shepherd




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