Example Sentences

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An Italian patrol boat had recovered ten bodies, it said, adding a search in the area was continuing on Sunday afternoon.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

In a dramatic development in April, authorities revealed they had recovered the helmet and two of the three bracelets after striking a bargain with two of the suspects.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

As of Monday’s close, the index had recovered all of its losses since the start of the conflict in late February, as Deutsche Bank’s Jim Reid pointed out in commentary shared with MarketWatch on Tuesday.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

A small team in the U.S. military’s research and engineering office put together plans to build an attack drone based on deconstructing a Shahed the military had recovered from Ukraine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

When the time was right, when the island had recovered, the wild robot would venture out again.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown