1
as in reclamation
the act or process of getting something back
the recovery of the sunken boat took over a week
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as in rehabilitation
the process or period of gradually regaining one's health and strength
his recovery from the flu was remarkably quick
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While demand has gradually picked up, the lingering effects of COVID-19 restrictions and shifting industrial priorities have kept a lid on recovery.
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Trefis Team, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
And then, around April, 2024, there was a very clear beginning of a turning point, and his polls began a slow and incremental recovery on all the same indicators.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
Denali also says any damages asserted by the plaintiffs are too speculative to allow recovery, court documents state.
—Penny Weaver, arkansasonline.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Your employees will lose traction on key priorities, focusing instead on damage control and recovery, instead of new product development.
—Steve Gickling, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Trefis Team, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
And then, around April, 2024, there was a very clear beginning of a turning point, and his polls began a slow and incremental recovery on all the same indicators.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
Denali also says any damages asserted by the plaintiffs are too speculative to allow recovery, court documents state.
—Penny Weaver, arkansasonline.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Your employees will lose traction on key priorities, focusing instead on damage control and recovery, instead of new product development.
—Steve Gickling, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Recovery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recovery. Accessed 14 Jan. 2025.
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