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reconstruct

[ree-kuhn-struhkt] / ˌri kənˈstrʌkt /


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The prophecy states that they’ll acquire the powers of “Break” – to dismantle or undo something – and “Seal” to contain, reconstruct or suppress something.

From Salon Jul. 18, 2026

Far older collisions are much harder to reconstruct.

From Science Daily Jul. 18, 2026

"Estimating the mutation rate improves our ability to reconstruct koala population history, understand their capacity to adapt, and make more informed conservation decisions for the future."

From Science Daily Jul. 17, 2026

The findings add to a larger body of work from Lu's laboratory that uses the iodine-to-calcium method to reconstruct oxygen conditions in ancient oceans.

From Science Daily Jul. 16, 2026

Somehow I got back into my building, then I sat on my bed and tried to reconstruct what had happened.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

On Earth, archaeology reconstructs the past by studying ancient artifacts and remains.

From Science Daily Mar. 13, 2026

The brief life that Mr. Le Tellier carefully reconstructs illuminates an era when so many ordinary people were called on to be extraordinary.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 28, 2025

In three-and-a-half hours and for less than $10 million, Corbet reconstructs post-war America from the ground up, proving his sweeping artistic vision to be just as impressive as László Tóth’s.

From Salon Feb. 28, 2025

Besides Sabri, actors play Ghofrane and Rahma, the daughters who left, as Ben Hania reconstructs the family’s past in search for clues for their radicalization.

From Seattle Times Feb. 23, 2024

It is the whole of Western Europe that Reade reconstructs for the groundwork of his simple story.

From Adventures in Criticism by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

In recent years, a local group of volunteers working under the name Maine’s First Ship reconstructed the Virginia piece by piece using historical materials.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

By sequencing genetic material preserved inside ancient teeth, the researchers reconstructed bacterial genomes and identified previously unknown early strains of plague.

From Science Daily Jun. 18, 2026

Argentine scientists analysed samples from most of the 33 infected people, which included 11 deaths, during the outbreak in Epuyen, and reconstructed how people crossed paths at that fateful birthday party.

From Barron's May 7, 2026

But adding dual-fuel or “fuel ready” engine systems, which can be gutted and reconstructed later if regulators force a shift away from conventional fuels, costs about $10 million per ship.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 20, 2026

The basis of Lapita subsistence can be reconstructed from the garbage excavated by archaeologists at Lapita sites.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

They then spent a further three years documenting and reconstructing the T. rex back in the lab.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

By reconstructing the chemical evolution of Etna's lava and comparing it with experimental data, they found that the composition of the volcano's magma has remained remarkably stable despite changes in the surrounding tectonic environment.

From Science Daily Jul. 10, 2026

In other words, to view a Shih piece is to collaborate with the artist on reconstructing or, in some cases, reclaiming an understanding of place and self.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2026

That achievement would give scientists a powerful new tool for studying lunar geology and reconstructing the Moon's long and complex history.

From Science Daily Jun. 6, 2026

The biggest difficulty in reconstructing the pre-Colombian past is the absence of voices from that past.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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