recoup
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Even with the fuel surcharges, trucking companies don’t fully recoup what they pay for diesel, Costello said, and many offer pay bonuses to fuel-efficient drivers.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
Those provisions were intended as a way to level the playing field against a federal government, allowing entities to recoup attorney costs when they win legal disputes against the feds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
The measure also calls for the new state fund to establish regulations that would allow it to recoup part of its investments, while not damaging innovation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
China’s leaders are working to recoup hundreds of billions of dollars worth of unpaid taxes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
In this way, he explained, I should pay back the College of Lucidity for the kindness shown in feeding and clothing me, and they should recoup the expense of maintaining me.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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If a dental practice underdelivers – classed as below 96% of the contract value – the NHS then recoups money from practices the following year.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026
The index recoups some losses premarket, as Nasdaq futures gain 0.45%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 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
The potential alliance would give it the bulk of OpenAI’s profits until it recoups its investment, and Microsoft would own nearly half of the A.I. start-up.
From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2023
This cheers the Southern heart and partially recoups him for his chickens.
From Comic History of the United States by F. Opper
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
Savinho's arrival will push Spurs' spending this summer past £300m, although they have recouped about £140m through the sales of Cristian Romero, Djed Spence and Luka Vuskovic.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Oil recouped some of its Monday losses to trade just shy of $85 a barrel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
In some cases, in lieu of money, the contractor received the nomination of all or some of the officers, and recouped himself by selling the commissions.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various
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
Software and capability updates could also generate recurring revenue, recouping investment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 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
His honest nature recoiled from taking that for which he gave no value, beyond recouping his previous losses.
From Valeria The Martyr of the Catacombs by William Henry Withrow
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