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rehab

[ree-hab] / ˈriˌhæb /


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Nathan Young, known to his clients as Pablo, was featured in a Wall Street Journal investigation last year into alleged widespread fraud in America’s booming rehab industry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

The 27-year-old model, the son of Crawford and businessman Rande Gerber, died on September 20 at a rehab facility in California.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

Garrett, 30, has been participating in team meetings and rehab work.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

The firm, Stewarts, secured interim payments to fund his vital private rehab and care while negotiations were taking place.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

They pay attention to videos of cats playing pianos, or to which movie star is in rehab, or to who stole who else’s boyfriend.

From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin

And even when patients do spend the time and money to enter treatment, rehabs fail them.

From Slate ● Dec. 19, 2025

In court filings, these rehabs generally blame the insurers for trying to get out of paying for legitimate treatment by filing lawsuits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025

Catchers Sofia Mujica and Maggie Daniel will split duties behind the plate while Alexis Ramirez rehabs from a torn ACL.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2025

“Samples from small mammals are rolling in now and things at the wildlife rehabs pick up substantially in spring,” he says.

From Science Magazine ● Apr. 29, 2024

“Suneep, you’ve been involved in some rehabs, right?”

From Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow

“Medicaid reduced the claim from $260,000 down to $100,000 and then the city of Lynn loaned $100,000 to Habitat for Humanity, which rehabbed the home and gave Gunning a lease,” Ford said.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

She and her family bought and moved into a vacant home rehabbed by nonprofit developer Parity Homes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Many of the men being rehabbed by the right, though, don’t meet this standard.

From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2025

In one sequence, marine biologists lovingly restore a rehabbed coral polyp to a reef.

From New York Times ● Apr. 21, 2024

“Because he figured out that I hadn’t been rehabbed at all,” he said.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken

Orange County has been rehabbing critical pump stations that can be used if floodwaters threaten neighborhoods.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Carlos Alcaraz will not defend his French Open title because of a wrist injury, while world number seven Taylor Fritz has been resting and rehabbing a long-term knee problem since March.

From BBC ● May 6, 2026

For the first time since he signed his $700 million contract with the Dodgers, Ohtani isn’t rehabbing an arm injury.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026

That’s a frightening thing, considering Paramount has already announced plans to continue rehabbing disgraced “Melania” director Brett Ratner’s career with a new “Rush Hour” film.

From Salon ● Mar. 6, 2026

It was a temporary gig, and after five months he moved on to rehabbing homes in the city—another temporary job.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore


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