recuperate
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He said that she required surgery and needed to be released from jail in order to properly recuperate afterwards.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
“On the advice of his doctors, he will take the next four weeks to recuperate and regain full fitness before returning to the stage.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
It forced him to take a break so he could recuperate at home.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
The 81-year-old singer has been advised by doctors to recuperate for the next four weeks following a coronary stent procedure.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Mummy took me home to Vermont to recuperate.
From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
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Once she recuperates, she plans to return to part-time consulting to keep her mind active and feel productive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
The Player Kings X account posted the show would continue with Semark "while Ian McKellen recuperates following his fall", adding: "We look forward to Ian returning to the production."
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2024
“They’ve already showed their hand,” she said, by refusing to let a temporary replacement fill in while Feinstein recuperates from shingles and its severe side effects.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2023
Jay Monahan, the commissioner of the PGA Tour, will be temporarily stepping away from day-to-day duties as he recuperates from an unspecified medical situation.
From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2023
Youth recuperates quickly, and after a night's sound sleep she was glowing with health and sweet vitality.
From A Texas Ranger by William MacLeod Raine
While the dog recuperated, a woman arrived at the shelter later that day to report that her dog, Teddy, had been missing for more than a month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
After Coronado recuperated, he marched east until the Spaniards encountered 12 Tiwa pueblos near present-day Albuquerque, N.M.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
The Americans turned the screw in the third quarter as Auston Matthews recuperated a loose puck and set up Jake Guentzel, who blasted past Sogaard.
From Barron's ● Feb. 14, 2026
While they recuperated, there was no-one to keep her entertained.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2024
Her head hurt all the time, and even though the others seemed to have recuperated from the mayapple incident, she didn’t want to tell them that she still felt dizzy and nauseous.
From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper
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Garcia’s family believes the only reason she’s alive and recuperating is because neighbors called authorities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
Cost of living support for some, help for entrepreneurs, more financial clout for mayors in England and an economy now recuperating will be themes for Healey on Wednesday.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
One person close to him believed the time Buffett spent at home recuperating gave him an opportunity to contemplate the company’s future and the decision about when to step down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
As I was recuperating, he was diagnosed with an autoimmune condition, which meant he had to tap out indefinitely.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
While we were recuperating, Dad spent considerable time with us, but minimized our discomforts, and kept telling us we were just looking for sympathy.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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