recourse
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"The common good can be safeguarded and the requirements of justice can be met without recourse to capital punishment," he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026
Helicopter pilots are trained to stay away from those conditions, Cress said, because the lack of altitude and forward momentum give them little recourse if there is engine trouble.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
That size and athleticism often leaves defenders with no recourse but tugging, grabbing and hanging onto Smith for dear life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
So do I have any recourse here, or should I just forget about it and move on with my life?
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
Having lost her courage, in a miserable state of demoralization, Meme had no other recourse but to bear up under it.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
"There is no doubt whatsoever that the bank will fight this case and use all recourses available to it," it said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2025
“If they over-excavated, and if they’re not going to do anything about it, what are my recourses? I don’t know.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2025
Ms. Rozin warned that the district “will diligently pursue with equal vigor all legal recourses against frivolous litigation.”
From Washington Times ● Apr. 25, 2023
They can walk you through the situation and provide different recourses of action you can pursue.
From Slate ● Jul. 19, 2022
Still further, the slaves had recourses of their own, even aside from appeals for legal redress.
From American Negro Slavery A Survey of the Supply, Employment and Control of Negro Labor as Determined by the Plantation Regime by Ulrich Bonnell Phillips
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