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
After hitting the stage to perform in Sugar Hill, Ga., on Friday, the Poison lead singer was advised he needed more time to recuperate from recent surgeries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
It forced him to take a break so he could recuperate at home.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
In the aftermath of the Perth defeat, the first two-day Ashes Test for 104 years, England head coach Brendon McCullum highlighted the need for batters to give bowlers longer to recuperate.
From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2025
But the fact that I survived physically, that in a time period well into my fifties I never collapsed or needed time off to recuperate, is something I am inordinately proud of.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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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 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
Top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer said he would ask the chamber this week to allow another Democratic senator to temporarily serve on the Judiciary Committee while she recuperates.
From Reuters ● Apr. 18, 2023
I wired it, instanter, as per instructions, to esteemed employer at Mahableshwar, where he recuperates exhausted energies.
From Round the World in Seven Days by Herbert Strang
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
He says the DWP should show "discretion" in applying sanctions - but says taxpayers expect overpayments to be recuperated.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2024
Within a month Bibi had recuperated from the birth, and with the money that Haldar had left her, she had the storage room whitewashed, and placed padlocks on the window and doors.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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Injuries followed, and Vigar was recuperating from one such setback while playing for Chichester City FC, where he had made an instant impression.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 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
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
They said that the agency, however, would not let them get close enough to the horses recuperating in Bishop to count them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026
While Billy was recuperating in a hospital in Vermont, his wife died accidentally of carbon- monoxide poisoning.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
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