reactivate
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California-based Pacific Coast Energy Co., among newcomers to Venezuela’s energy patch, said this week that it has started a program to reactivate 900 wells in Cabimas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
A Panamanian government commission on Wednesday recommended that President Jose Raul Mulino reactivate Central America's largest open-pit copper mine, a Canadian-owned operation that was shut down in 2023 following widespread protests.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
These patients often require immunosuppressive drugs, which can allow EBV to reactivate or spread unchecked.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 15, 2026
The experts warned that dormant mould spores could reactivate when the overbudget and delayed facilities finally open, posing a health hazard for the lifetime of the buildings.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2026
The intercom turns itself off, and I push the button to reactivate it.
From "Liar & Spy" by Rebecca Stead
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It is not yet clear whether it works by broadly stimulating the immune system, by reducing how often the varicella-zoster virus reactivates, or through another pathway entirely.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 3, 2025
"If you ever log on to your account for any reason, even accidentally, because it is an app on your phone it reactivates and then sends a new order," she said.
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2024
Next, the researchers compared these fish’s gastrointestinal tracts with those of fish they had injected with pieces of messenger RNA encoding an enzyme that reactivates the disabled telomerase gene in the gut.
From Science Magazine ● May 18, 2023
Scarlett Lewis, whose 6-year-old son, Jesse, was killed in the Sandy Hook shootings, said learning about every mass shooting is “like a punch in the gut every single time” that reactivates the pain and grief.
From Seattle Times ● May 25, 2022
Out on the street, vampires catch fire and turn into crispy critters as the UV shield reactivates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2015
“The facilities remain in the Fed’s toolbox and can be reactivated as needed,” the team wrote in an Aug. 14 client note.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
Within the first 40 days after patients were admitted to the hospital, the researchers identified 11 reactivated viruses.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
Later in the evening, Webb deleted his account and has not reactivated it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Geo Group has agreed to house thousands of detainees at company prisons in New Jersey, Michigan and Georgia that weren’t in use, and it has reactivated an ICE processing center in California.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
A count of five later, the lights flickered on, and the crash bracelets steadied her as the board reactivated, rising smoothly up under her feet with reassuring solidness.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
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"We are giving neurons their spark back by reducing oxidative stress and reactivating the brain's mitochondria," Narayana said.
From Science Daily ● May 26, 2026
But she warned that reactivating consular services was essential, given the large number of Venezuelans who require a US visa.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
Termination was never automatic after 13 strikes, and there was no evidence Cox ever terminated a subscriber’s account without reactivating it.
From Slate ● Nov. 28, 2025
Sable, however, said it remains steadfast in its goal of reactivating the Santa Ynez Unit — a complex of three offshore platforms, onshore processing facilities and connecting pipelines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2025
“For a job like this, we need our very best. And that’s me. I’m reactivating myself.”
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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