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recover

[ri-kuhv-er] / rɪˈkʌv ər /




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If you are forced to withdraw assets during a market decline, you may permanently impair your portfolio’s ability to recover and compound over time.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Ueda is expected to recover in time to attend the subsequent meeting in late July, the central bank said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Scientists just don’t know how the trees will respond to or recover from the fire, because the island has so rarely dealt with flames, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

"Haiti is early Sunday morning so there's still all of Sunday to recover," he says.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Like a fairy godmother waving a magical wand, she tapped open cabinet doors and pulled out extra fluffy pillows so that we might rest comfortably on the sofas and recover from our arduous expedition.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall




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