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rehab

[ree-hab] / ˈriˌhæb /


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“That’s the reason why we’ve been pretty careful in the rehab process,” he said, “and that’s the ideal outcome, to make sure that I come back as soon as possible.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

For decades, Baltimore owed the intractability of its vacant housing crisis to simple economics: It cost more to rehab a vacant home than that renovated home could be sold for.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

Even so, he began rehab, knowing he would miss the entire 1975 season.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

After months of hospitalization and rehab, Reile slid into a deep depression.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

Dr. Winston was there as usual, even though he wasn’t the rehab doctor.

From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds

Housing costs in Maryland and on the East Coast have made Baltimore’s cheap homes far more attractive, giving investors and community developers the demand they need to take on complicated rehabs.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

Injured relief pitchers Evan Phillips and Brusdar Graterol are progressing in their respective rehabs, Roberts said before Friday’s game.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 14, 2026

Over the course of my training, I’ve learned that evidence-based medical treatments are often not found within rehabs across the country.

From Slate Dec. 19, 2025

“Samples from small mammals are rolling in now and things at the wildlife rehabs pick up substantially in spring,” he says.

From Science Magazine Apr. 29, 2024

I wondered if she was the right person for the job: she seemed awfully enamored of the rehabs that Debra and her crew had performed.

From Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow

She and her family bought and moved into a vacant home rehabbed by nonprofit developer Parity Homes.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

Many of the men being rehabbed by the right, though, don’t meet this standard.

From Slate Jun. 30, 2025

They were still married and he was covered by her health insurance, which he needed as he rehabbed from the 12 strokes and six heart attacks he had while comatose.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 16, 2025

In one sequence, marine biologists lovingly restore a rehabbed coral polyp to a reef.

From New York Times Apr. 21, 2024

“Because he figured out that I hadn’t been rehabbed at all,” he said.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken

Carlos Alcaraz will not defend his French Open title because of a wrist injury, while world number seven Taylor Fritz has been resting and rehabbing a long-term knee problem since March.

From BBC May 6, 2026

That’s a frightening thing, considering Paramount has already announced plans to continue rehabbing disgraced “Melania” director Brett Ratner’s career with a new “Rush Hour” film.

From Salon Mar. 6, 2026

He told reporters that he and Pelicans trainer Daniel Bove had come up with a strategy to address his fitness while rehabbing his hamstring and that he stuck to it.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 4, 2026

"I've been rehabbing a complicated compound fracture in my wrist and a fractured L1 vertebra in my spine," Brockhoff said on Instagram.

From Barron's Jan. 16, 2026

It was a temporary gig, and after five months he moved on to rehabbing homes in the city—another temporary job.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore




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