recovery
/rɪˈkʌvəri/
noun
- The process of returning to a normal state of health, mind, or strength after illness, injury, or difficulty.
- The patient is making a slow but steady recovery.
- Her recovery from the accident took six months.
- Support groups can help with recovery from addiction.
- The act of getting back something that was lost, stolen, or taken away.
- Data recovery services can often retrieve deleted files.
- The recovery of the stolen paintings was a major success for the police.
- Divers worked on the recovery of the sunken treasure.
- A return to a better economic or financial condition after a period of difficulty.
- Small businesses led the recovery after the recession.
- The country's economic recovery was faster than predicted.
- Stock prices rose as signs of recovery appeared.
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