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recuperate

[ri-koo-puh-reyt, -kyoo-] / rɪˈku pəˌreɪt, -ˈkju- /


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Last month, he was moved to house arrest to recuperate after being hospitalized with bronchopneumonia.

From Barron's Apr. 30, 2026

So she said they flew her in from Houston and once gave her gas money to drive, putting her up in a hotel for two weeks to recuperate along with two of her children.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 31, 2025

ABU DHABI—Changpeng Zhao, crypto’s richest man, flew home from a California jail a year ago to recuperate in a secluded neighborhood of $30 million villas on a white-sand island here.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 30, 2025

She suggested he could recuperate at a care home at Paignton in Devon, near where she lived, while she readied her house for him to stay there.

From BBC Mar. 29, 2025

But first, the chief of MI6 himself, known simply as "C" inside the service, granted Blake several months' vacation to recuperate.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

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 two engagements for Prince William are close to home - at Windsor Castle and in central London - as his wife recuperates in Adelaide Cottage on the Windsor estate.

From BBC Feb. 5, 2024

Mr. Austin was released on Monday from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., and has been working at home while he recuperates.

From New York Times Jan. 18, 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

This type of cell has an electromotive force of about 1.55 volts and recuperates very quickly after severe use.

From Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. by Miller, Kempster

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

He was arrested in 2021, after he returned to Moscow from Germany where he had recuperated from nerve agent poisoning that he blamed on the Kremlin.

From Washington Times Oct. 23, 2023

Under normal circumstances the system would probably have recuperated, as had happened many times previously.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

One staff member was injured and is recuperating at home, they added.

From BBC Jun. 10, 2026

Both Pinto and a police officer testified about the lack of medical equipment in the rented residence where Maradona was recuperating.

From Barron's Apr. 23, 2026

Barrett said losing both players in quick succession was a major blow and he felt disappointment for Cameron, who spent much of last season recuperating from a serious knee injury to his other leg.

From Barron's Feb. 21, 2026

While he was recuperating, Lynne continued to campaign on his behalf - and Cheney was returned with an impressive 59% of the vote.

From BBC Nov. 4, 2025

The operation, under ether, had gone well and Codman was recuperating, but his recovery would be slow.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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