recover
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West Midlands Ambulance Service previously said a second ambulance was sent to where Leese stopped to recover the patient and take them back to hospital.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Historically, diversified stock portfolios have taken an average of about 3.5 years to recover from bear-market lows to their previous peaks.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
Shares in Cracker Barrel plunged amid the controversy, losing more than half their value, though the stock started to recover.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
"APOE2 neurons aren't just less damaged at baseline, they recover faster when stressed."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
It helped that nature is resilient, and sometimes surprisingly quick to recover.
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
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"I worry less about occasional use and the slight inflammation that it might cause for a temporary period. Your body probably recovers from that very quickly, with very little damage," he says.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026
As shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz gradually recovers, major Persian Gulf oil producers are racing to bring idle wells back online.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Spain has been managing Yamal’s minutes while he recovers from injury, but Thursday was supposed to be an opportunity to unleash his dominance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
And once tarnished, a brand rarely fully recovers.
From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026
Once Bryce recovers his footing, though, he just stands there not saying anything.
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
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Demand for Treasurys partially recovered from last week’s slump, sending yields lower, as oil prices plunged.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Dropped twice by a heavyweight competing at world level for the first time, he somehow recovered to produce a dramatic stoppage victory.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Its true purpose only became clear after scientists recently carried out a more detailed examination of objects recovered from the site.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026
The fragment was first recovered during the early 1990s.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026
As you might imagine, he never recovered from his terrifying encounter with the Ghost of Librarian Past.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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Eighty years ago, though the Arsenal of Democracy had vanquished the Axis and weathered a withering Depression, the recovering American people found themselves rich in bills but short on laughs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
Anthony Joshua suffered two knockdowns - the first happening after just 20 seconds - before recovering to dramatically stop Kristian Prenga in the second round of his comeback fight in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Those operations may pertain more to recovering material from the location than trying to rebuild its capabilities, experts outside government said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
The Puerto Rican said he was recovering from injury but "probably wouldn't have gone anyways."
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
“Naw. Not outside. I’ll show you on the bus. I was going to show you this morning, but you were too busy recovering from my snowball assault to get to the bus stop on time.”
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
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