Example Sentences

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On Friday, financial markets were recovering from what has been a bruising week stemming from jitters over artificial-intelligence spending, along with tumult in bitcoin and metals.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 6, 2026

They said they were recovering stolen items from Norton, and were acting in self-defense and defense of others.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 14, 2024

They studied a landscape containing both natural forest and areas logged 30 years ago -- some of which were recovering naturally, while some had been restored by methods including tree planting.

From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2024

“At the time that Border Patrol requested access, the drownings had occurred, Mexican authorities were recovering the bodies, and Border Patrol expressed these facts to the TMD personnel on site,” the department said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2024

“Oh, Babygirl, I’m so glad you’re all right. When they called me to say that you were recovering from something called severe post-magic overexertion, I didn’t know what to think.”

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston