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[ri-kuhv-uh-ree]

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noun, plural -er·ies.

an act of recovering.

the regaining of or possibility of regaining something lost or taken away.

restoration or return to health from sickness.

restoration or return to any former and better state or condition.

time required for recovering.

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something that is gained in recovering.

an improvement in the economy marking the end of a recession or decline.

the regaining of substances in usable form, as from refuse material or waste products.

Law. the obtaining of right to something by verdict or judgment of a court of law.

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Football. an act or instance of recovering a fumble.

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Fencing. the movement to the position of guard after a lunge.

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Rowing. a return to a former position for making the next stroke.

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Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Anglo-French recoverie. See recover, -y³

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Example Sentences

Manufacturing is one of the bright spots of a generally disappointing recovery.

The recovery was somewhat more than he'd bargained for.

Taken together the data are suggestive of a recovery in housing driven by renters.

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Manufacturing is one of the bright spots of a generally disappointing recovery.

The recovery was somewhat more than he'd bargained for.

Taken together the data are suggestive of a recovery in housing driven by renters.

In fact, scientists are stunned at the area's recovery.

The federal government itself is also in on the recovery effort beyond doling out the money.

With the regalia's recovery the next day, however, the chiefdom celebrated the battle as a victory.

May show partial defoliation after a cold snap, but recovery is rapid.

Given that, his recovery time wasn't stellar, depending on what was done.

Each person has a different recovery time and need for long-term care.

To speed that recovery up a bit, do try to rest as much as you can.

The beginning of the end may be in sight, but recovery is some way off.

Recovery plans lay out specific steps that need to be carried out to restore species to health.

In this example you can see the normal process of recovery from trauma reflected in the client s dreams.

They gave him stories from history and also solace during his long recovery from polio.

Frost damage with quick recovery possible in climates specified for each species.

Sixty percent reduction in post-exercise recovery time.

Other signs that the recovery has slowed to a crawl are mounting.

So do recovery times and the long-term effects on athletes' brains.

Second, the time the recovery took has been greatly overestimated.

Paul's transformed itself into a safe haven for rescue and recovery workers.

Maybe that's part of the big picture too--creating disasters and mucking the recovery.

At the time, she was fighting cancer and hoped to celebrate a recovery by purchasing the stone.

Very heavy feeding and watering may speed their recovery.

It uses a kinetic energy recovery system, and instead of a battery, the energy is stored in a flywheel.

The manufacturing industry will be central to our recovery and sustained job growth.

We can actually care about the health and recovery of our colleagues and wish them the best.

Surgeons often give it to their patients to speed recovery.

Willingness is a core concept of addiction recovery programs-and a paradoxical one.

Many might have even said that recovery was impossible.

Once you've cut the roots of small weeds, the sun does the rest, shriveling them beyond recovery in a few hours.

Hostage situations, cave-ins and natural disaster zones already see robots doing some of the dirty work of recovery.

Until the market recovers, the entire recovery is imperiled.

If and when a recovery materializes, look for them to rise again.

Within four months, mice that had been transplanted with human stem cells showed long-term recovery of motor function.

Back from the brink of extinction, the endangered whooping crane is making a slow recovery.

They told amazing stories about the recovery of the lobster stocks and how they turned the corner to sustainable fishing.

My daughter's illness and recovery have taught me that there is no such thing as good and bad foods.

Corals often survive infrequent bleaching, but recovery is a slow process during which corals are vulnerable to other threats.

Learn how to put aside unjustified fears and hopes and how to weigh your real risk of illness--or likelihood of recovery.

In the time-lapse above, you will first notice some recovery in the northwestern part of the blast zone, away from the volcano.

The process of recovery from the tsunami has been a mixture of progress and disappointment.

Things are moving so quickly in there that few noticed my problem or recovery.

They provide excellent services for recovery of dependency.

Just-planted transplants and newly germinated seedlings can be damaged beyond recovery by a sudden hot, sunny spell, especially.

Every business should have a comprehensive disaster recovery plan.

Those smaller stones can get lodged in the duct and everything gets more complicated in terms of surgery, infection and recovery.

Suckling adds that all recovery plans are not equal.

Disaster preparedness and recovery also need to be considered.

The recovery effort has been thrilling for the excavation.

The ocean floor will have to house recovery complexes and the hydrocarbons may have to be transported to land via pipeline.

Each has sped up the area's recovery by caching seeds, burrowing through soil and luring predators such as raptors and weasels.

Recovery takes longer each year but the event has also.

It is major surgery, and it does come with a longer recovery time.

What is important is to gauge the rate of recovery after falls and injuries that will cause an older person to slow down.

As the gold supply began to dwindle, new methods evolved for recovery.

But now a drought threatens the ancient wetlands' recovery.

When yours does, unless you have a backup, you'll find yourself facing expensive data recovery services or worse: lost data.

The procedure requires two surgeries, and the recovery can be painful.

The energy recovery system uses a flywheel to store energy rather than a battery.

These highly trained canines also make recovery efforts go faster.

Paul's served as a place of rest and refuge for recovery workers at ground zero.

Some stem cell recipients have indeed told tales of unexpected recovery.

Delving further into the secrets to be found among the ship's cargo will add to both challenge and recovery time.

The stride is divided into three phases: the slap, the stroke, and the recovery.

If the new approach speeds patients' recovery time, it might also prove more economical.

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recovery (rɪˈkʌvərɪ)

—n , pl -eries
1.	the act or process of recovering, esp from sickness, a shock, or a setback; recuperation
2.	restoration to a former or better condition
3.	the regaining of something lost
4.	the extraction of useful substances from waste
5.	the recovery of a space capsule after a space flight
6.	law
	a. the obtaining of a right, etc, by the judgment of a court
	b. (in the US) the final judgment or verdict in a case
7.	fencing a return to the position of guard after making an attack
8.	swimming, rowing the action of bringing the arm, oar, etc, forward for another stroke
9.	golf a stroke played from the rough or a bunker to the fairway or green

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