recovery
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, -ˈkəv-rē\
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recapture, reclamation, recoupment, repossession, retrieval
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For the De Alba family, the slow recovery has been marked by dislocation. — New York Times, "‘My World Has Now Stopped’: How One Family Is Recovering From a Mass Shooting," 31 Aug. 2019 It was estimated the total recovery could require upwards of $200 billion. — Emily Caron, SI.com, "JJ Watt's Hurricane Harvey Relief Funds Has Built More Than 1,100 Homes," 29 Aug. 2019 The value of this line of advocacy can be seen in, to take one example, the recovery of the white-rhino population. — Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, "L’Esprit de l’Escalier, the ‘Times,’ Etc.," 27 Aug. 2019 In a slack labor market, workers typically experience a reduction in their market power, but the last recession, with its length and depth, represented a significant deterioration of workers’ ability to benefit from the subsequent recovery. — Julie Heath, Cincinnati.com, "Region's Economy: The inequality conundrum," 27 Aug. 2019 The research found that the same 25 urban areas that led the post-recession recovery, where 96 million people live, could see 60% of national job growth through 2030. — Corilyn Shropshire, chicagotribune.com, "Chicago lagging other big cities in job growth over the next decade, report says," 26 Aug. 2019 The recovery led to a field goal, which gave St. Thomas a two-score lead. — Adam Lichtenstein, sun-sentinel.com, "Week 1 top performers: Chaminade’s Torrie Cox Jr. brings in two picks in win over McArthur," 26 Aug. 2019 Let’s celebrate the recovery of our eastern forests, which after two centuries of decimation have regrown to cloak hundreds of millions of acres of unproductive agricultural land. — Bruce Beehler, The Denver Post, "Guest Commentary: Why doom and gloom won’t help us fight climate change," 23 Aug. 2019 Eldridge got off to a slow start during Oregon State’s preseason camp, missing most of the first two weeks because the long recovery from the knee injury. — oregonlive.com, "Oregon State center Nathan Eldridge gets an NCAA eligibility extension, granting him a sixth year," 22 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'recovery.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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