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—European stocks gained at market open, as defense stocks recouped some losses from the last session and technology companies continued to trade up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

The S&P 500 was down a total of 37.43%, but those losses were more than recouped by the end of 2006.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

About a third of those funds would be recouped by the tax increase.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

On Tuesday, however, oil prices recouped much of those losses following reports that the Pentagon plans to deploy an airborne Army unit to the Middle East.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

As the fares were very expensive, I suspect the speculator who ran the coach was heavily taxed for the privilege, and recouped himself by shifting the imposition to the shoulders of passengers.

From Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) by O'Shea, John Augustus