recourse

Example Sentences

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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

And it argued that even as Costco, along with scores of other businesses, seeks tariff-related refunds for themselves in court, the consumers who ultimately shouldered those higher prices had no clear recourse.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

As their funds were contractually stuck inside Scion Capital for some time, the investors’ only recourse was to send him disturbed-sounding e-mails asking him to justify his new strategy.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis