secondary recovery

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extraction of oil or natural gas under artificially induced pressure after the natural flow has ceased.

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Origin of secondary recovery

First recorded in 1935–40

Words nearby secondary recovery

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How to use secondary recovery in a sentence

Though research has already shown that bird populations recovered after this eradication, the new study, published on March 8 in Scientific Reports, suggests that a more holistic, secondary recovery has taken place following that rat removal.
How scientists helped Alaska’s “Rat Island” shake off its namesake rodents|Ellie Shechet|March 10, 2021|Popular-Science
Neither could her three-week, multi-thousand dollar stay, which was supposed to be a recovery period.
The Insurance Company Promised a Gender Reassignment. Then They Made a Mistake.|James Joiner|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It happens, of course, but the less time a person is sick, the better their chances of recovery.
You’re Never ‘Cured’ of an Eating Disorder|Carrie Arnold|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Over the past three years, Michigan has had an average price close to $200 on the secondary market.
Is Any College Football Coach Worth $60 Million? Jim Harbaugh Is|Jesse Lawrence|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST

My eating disorder continued for more than a decade before I finally entered recovery.
You’re Never ‘Cured’ of an Eating Disorder|Carrie Arnold|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The problem is that no one has yet defined eating disorder recovery.
You’re Never ‘Cured’ of an Eating Disorder|Carrie Arnold|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
You need but will, and it is done; but if you relax your efforts, you will be ruined; for ruin and recovery are both from within.
Pearls of Thought|Maturin M. Ballou
It is a notable fact that under the wholly unusual circumstances prevailing, the recovery was so prompt and effective.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
(b) In secondary anemia plaques are generally increased, although sometimes decreased.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
His only chance of ultimate recovery was to push boldly forward, and to betray no fear of failure.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
Severe secondary anemia sometimes gives an identical picture.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd