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recuperation

[ri-koo-puh-rey-shuhn, -kyoo-] / rɪˌku pəˈreɪ ʃən, -ˌkju- /


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Another source of strain: In peacetime, the ports were used for rest and recuperation by sailors seeking a break from an aircraft carrier’s crammed quarters and exhausting routines.

From Slate Aug. 19, 2026

During his long recuperation, his bandmates formed a new group, the Country Gentlemen.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

The Ballon d'Or winner was back to his best at the World Cup but, speaking at his first news conference since being appointed City boss, Maresca said the player now needs surgery followed by recuperation.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

By traveling along with all that — and Sharon’s cancer recovery, and Ozzy’s recuperation from an ATV accident — the attention economy shifted.

From Salon Jul. 24, 2025

She did not know how Aunty Ifeoma had convinced Papa, but he had agreed that Nsukka air would be good for me, for my recuperation.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Of 285 total performances scheduled, the operations, recuperations and other medical issues caused him to miss 55.

From New York Times Mar. 2, 2011

Peter Harrison, the director of marine studies at Southern Cross University in Lismore, believes the reef is in a perpetual state of recuperations.

From Time Apr. 21, 2010

I well remember his declaration on the question, whether the Allies should refuse, for a period of five years during the time of France's recuperations to promise Germany reciprocal tariff provisions.

From Woodrow Wilson as I Know Him by Joseph P. Tumulty

Californian education has, of course, made the thought of all possible recuperations easy.

From Memories and Studies by Henry James




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