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More than a dozen koalas were convalescing in open-air enclosures, wrapping their woolly arms around the trunks of eucalyptus trees.

From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2024

The court was shown video statements the couple provided police as they were convalescing as well as their testimony in court.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 11, 2023

While the three were convalescing, Taylor got his first dose at a mini-vaccine clinic he hosted in one of his salons.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2021

In a matter of months, aided by large federal loans, the associations were convalescing.

From Time Magazine Archive

I rearranged the house where I was going to put each one while they were convalescing.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez