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recoup

[ri-koop] / rɪˈkup /


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“There’s no way to recoup that,” Hutchens said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

Arsenal had considered listening to offers for Lewis-Skelly, with club sources indicating in April they would look to recoup a minimum combined £100m for Lewis-Skelly and Ethan Nwaneri.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

In an effort to recoup what they’ve lost, they took to the fundraising platform GoFundMe to raise approximately $28,000.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2026

Another motion directs the city attorney to explore legal action against any responsible parties to recoup taxpayer dollars spent on the emergency.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

Would she be able to organize, sketch, and gather enough specimens to recoup all the hard-earned money spent on this voyage?

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman

But even if it recoups it, this may not suffice to persuade foreigners to buy German cars, medical equipment or tunnel-boring machines they no longer need.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

If a dental practice underdelivers – classed as below 96% of the contract value – the NHS then recoups money from practices the following year.

From BBC Mar. 4, 2026

The RSN recoups that by charging cable distributors a licensing amount to carry their channel in as many places as possible.

From Seattle Times Jan. 31, 2023

Soto said as he stepped through his mud-streaked living room to his patio, adding that he plans to rebuild, no matter what he recoups from insurance policies.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 6, 2022

This cheers the Southern heart and partially recoups him for his chickens.

From Comic History of the United States by F. Opper

Big budget films like The Marvels and The Thunderbolts recouped their production costs but were among the studio's lowest-grossing films.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

It is a noble mission; movie theaters need all the help they can get and heading into its second weekend, “The Odyssey” has already more than recouped its $250 million production budget.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

An earlier deal said Canada, which paid for the bridge, would split the revenue with Michigan only after it had recouped the costs.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

After one of the largest one-day declines on record Monday, South Korea’s high-flying stock market recouped almost all of those losses Tuesday.

From MarketWatch Jun. 9, 2026

Seekers after health and pleasure are supposed to be wonderfully recouped by the process; but this is more than doubtful.

From The Cathedrals of Southern France by M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield

Nasdaq futures rose 0.4%, recouping some of the last session’s losses.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

But that’s also what gives the movie its charm, especially considering it’s a big-budget studio production that never had a shot at recouping the studio’s investment, even if it were successful.

From Salon Jun. 10, 2026

Pretax profit dropped 29%, though the retailer said its performance rebounded in the second half and that it was recouping losses from last year’s cyberattack.

From The Wall Street Journal May 20, 2026

The shares were up nearly 14% at $109 by midafternoon, more than recouping losses from the previous session amid volatile trading.

From Barron's May 5, 2026

Cards—that is Bridge and Preference—ruled as usual; and the latter game being faster suited Mortimer and Ferrall, but did not aid Siward toward recouping his Bridge losses.

From The Fighting Chance by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers




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