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recourse

[ree-kawrs, -kohrs, ri-kawrs, -kohrs] / ˈri kɔrs, -koʊrs, rɪˈkɔrs, -ˈkoʊrs /


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"Etihad will seek the relevant legal counsel on the options and recourse available to protect its interests."

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

Helicopter pilots are trained to stay away from those conditions, Cress said, because the lack of altitude and forward momentum give pilots little recourse if there is engine trouble.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

That’s where I’m stuck, and where I’m hoping you can help: Is there any meaningful recourse against an administrator that provides essentially no notice before a network termination like this?

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 12, 2026

This year the last thin layer of recourse peeled off.

From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026

If the other tire blew, there we were, on a wet and lonesome road, having no recourse except to burst into tears and wait for death.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

"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

Chaucer mentions the irregularity of planetary movements in Boethius also when he says: “and whiche sterre in hevene useth wandering recourses, y-flit by dyverse speres.”

From Astronomical Lore in Chaucer by Florence M. Grimm




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