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recourse

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


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Smaller suppliers in particular have little recourse to recoup costs when automakers cancel a vehicle program and stop buying parts, Karol said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

There is fear of bombardments, but "there is no other recourse -- people don't have money to eat. Life has become impossible", she said.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

He threatened to seek legal recourse if Bianco does not halt his investigation.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

Many of the people who contacted the BBC also said they felt they had no recourse to justice for side effects they say they weren't properly warned about.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

‘The treatment of natural things differs greatly from that of other sciences...In the explanation of natural causes, we must necessarily have recourse to a different kind of principle, called “hypothesis” or “supposition”.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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