recoup
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Some big coffee growers say they’re still trying to recoup costs from the tariff debacle, so their prices have stayed high.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026
Rob added that the idea that he might face "another battle" to recoup the tax through compensation made it feel like "you just want to give up".
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
Historically, a film has typically needed to make 2½ to three times its budget to recoup its costs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
Despite the hiccups, Monday’s mission should let SpaceX begin to recoup some of the $15 billion-plus it has spent on the rocket.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
Vincent has spent so much of Theo’s money getting the house ready, he’s sure that no matter how well he and Gauguin work, they will never recoup the expenses.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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The index recoups some losses premarket, as Nasdaq futures gain 0.45%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2025
But the economy typically recoups most of that lost activity after a shutdown ends, as it would after disruption caused by a natural disaster.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2025
Usually, she said, the agent pays that fee and recoups it once you sell.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 24, 2023
Soto said as he stepped through his mud-streaked living room to his patio, adding that he plans to rebuild, no matter what he recoups from insurance policies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2022
Four prosperous years have since added to their numbers, and the rent they pay more than recoups the Treasury for the interest on its outlay in the purchase and settlement.
From The Long White Cloud by William Pember Reeves
Many of these costs will need to be recouped somehow, but Citizens Advice has warned, external about the potential consequences of reform for vulnerable customers.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
But with this particular ETF, missed coupons may be recouped should the reference asset climb back above the barrier, Staudt noted.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
But the club also recouped more than £300m in sales and lost the experience of players such as 2024 Ballon d'Or winner Rodri, former captain Bernardo Silva and England international John Stones.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
It is a noble mission; movie theaters need all the help they can get and heading into its second weekend, “The Odyssey” has already more than recouped its $250 million production budget.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
He suffered himself to be bought out for a sum less than she offered a sum that no more than recouped him for his losses.
From The Creators A Comedy by May Sinclair
SK Hynix’s shares fell as much as 4.2% in early trade in Seoul before recouping some ground, whipsawing between gains and losses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Monday’s launch is also Starship’s first revenue-generating flight, which will allow SpaceX to begin recouping some of the $15 billion-plus it has spent on the rocket.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
But recouping money usually isn’t enough for a studio like Warner Bros., which is always looking for profit margin, not break-even figures.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
But representatives for landlords say doing so would leave them with few desirable options for recouping the cost of utilities and would hurt conservation efforts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
He will not do much towards recouping himself of his loan by flinging the poor debtor into prison, but if he cannot get his ducats he will gloat over his 'pound of flesh.'
From Expositions of Holy Scripture : St. Matthew Chaps. IX to XXVIII by Alexander Maclaren
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