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Although the extent of the change remains to be seen, the new data suggest a turnaround in international enrollment that had been rebounding in the U.S. from a decline worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2025

Current power cuts are hurting economic activity, which had been rebounding after pandemic shutdowns, and could disrupt essential services such as hospitals, experts warn.

From Seattle Times • May 2, 2022

The recent rise in poverty has occurred despite an improving job market since May, an indication that the economy had been rebounding too slowly to offset the lost benefits.

From New York Times • Oct. 15, 2020

Still, the economy had been rebounding throughout 2017 until the hurricanes.

From Washington Post • Feb. 6, 2018

The arrest could damage international confidence in the Russian economy, which had been rebounding nicely from its slump in the late 1990s.

From Time Magazine Archive