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rehab

[ree-hab] / ˈriˌhæb /


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He added that "the brain injury I suffered was quite severe so there's a lot of rehab to be done", but told fans he will "look forward to seeing you all soon".

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Following the video surfacing, Galliano apologized, went to rehab, and, over the last few years, experienced a brand resurgence that some would call a whitewashing.

From Salon ● Sep. 5, 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

I didn’t abandon Madi when her older brother went to rehab.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

And even when patients do spend the time and money to enter treatment, rehabs fail them.

From Slate ● Dec. 19, 2025

In response, they are more selective in the projects they choose, focusing on lighter rehabs and faster turnarounds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025

Catchers Sofia Mujica and Maggie Daniel will split duties behind the plate while Alexis Ramirez rehabs from a torn ACL.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 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

“Medicaid reduced the claim from $260,000 down to $100,000 and then the city of Lynn loaned $100,000 to Habitat for Humanity, which rehabbed the home and gave Gunning a lease,” Ford said.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

“We had a vision of how these houses could be rehabbed, and we looked at the price tags, did the math and figured we could make a 30% to 40% return on our investment.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025

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

From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2025

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

From New York Times ● Apr. 21, 2024

The city built a new prison, moved the inmates into their new quarters, then rehabbed the old prison and turned it into a high school.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos

Dodger utility man Kiké Hernandez said he wasn’t going, either, explaining that he was busy rehabbing an injury.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

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

The Celtics were so prepared for a similarly long layoff that they sold off huge portions of their roster after Tatum’s injury, content to reset their finances while their leader spent the whole season rehabbing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 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

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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