Thesaurus results for RECOURSES

recourses

noun

plural of recourse

as in resources

something that one uses to accomplish an end especially when the usual means is not available a toddler quickly learns that a tantrum is a surefire recourse when a polite request for something is met with parental indifference

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Recent Examples of recourses In April, a federal judge denied Bankman-Fried’s motion for a new trial, leaving the pardon request as one of the crypto convict’s last remaining legal recourses. — Camila Grigera Naon, Fortune, 9 June 2026

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Pawloski said Amazon seemed to invest fewer resources into improving MTurk at the same time as more data labeling services arrived, causing many turkers to shift to competing platforms.

— Annie Palmer, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
Verify the true cost, map the timeline, and protect resources for what matters most.

— Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 26 Aug. 2026

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Institutional investors still seem to see growth opportunities, even if some sovereign wealth funds show signs of potential pullbacks.

— Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Analysts at the bank said the company's slow delivery of agentic AI to customers is limiting monetization opportunities for SAP, and may lead some customers to seek other routes to adopt the technology in the near-term.

— Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026

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