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claw back
verb
- to get back (something) with difficulty
- to recover (a sum of money), esp by taxation or a penalty
noun
- the recovery of a sum of money, esp by taxation or a penalty
- the sum so recovered
Example Sentences
The Red Bull's speed in the fast sweepers there was too much for McLaren to claw back in the remainder of the lap.
The White House is likely aware of that fact as it reportedly is expected to go to Congress with a formal request to claw back the $1.1 billion currently allocated for the CPB over the next two years.
Arsenal will feel those opportunities will offer hope in Paris, but they now have to take the game to PSG with measure as they try to claw back this slim deficit.
The campaign-season blueprint known as Project 2025 that laid out Trump’s potential agenda highlighted Section 117 as a possible mechanism to claw back federal funding from top schools, including through Pell Grants and Fullbright Scholarships — a move experts say could devastate critical research.
More funding is expected to be announced in the coming weeks to help the NHS achieve this but the health secretary warned the Welsh government would seek to claw back additional funding from health boards who fail to meet their targets.
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