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recovery

[ri-kuhv-uh-ree] / rɪˈkʌv ə ri /






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Four-time winner John Higgins produced a sensational recovery from 8-3 and 9-4 down to defeat Ronnie O'Sullivan 13-12 in a final-frame Crucible epic to reach the World Championship quarter-finals.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

The rolling recovery in earnings has consistently been a pet theme of Wilson’s for the past year.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

Consumer sentiment had been stabilizing toward the end of 2025, as hopes for a recovery of the German economy grew on the back of a more-than $1 trillion fiscal stimulus from the country’s government.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

"We are relieved that the President and the First Lady are safe and strong," Netanyahu wrote on X, expressing his wish for a speedy recovery of a US police officer wounded in the incident.

From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026

“I am not certain whether it was the food or the rose that made me have a quick recovery from my cold, or just the knowledge that someone cared,” she later wrote.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




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