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recourse

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


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So do I have any recourse here, or should I just forget about it and move on with my life?

From MarketWatch Aug. 28, 2026

The investment is not optional; it’s the price of doing business without legal recourse.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

Coaster fan Garner, however, said the only recourse may be to find a way to live with — and enjoy — the ride.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

Havana Docks was left without legal recourse for the seizure, until Congress passed the 1996 Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act, which recognized some potential claims for companies in Havana Docks’ situation.

From Slate Jul. 1, 2026

There was no recourse, were no laws but the ones rewritten every day.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

"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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