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refresh

[ri-fresh] / rɪˈfrɛʃ /


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While writing “East of the River,” she returned to the book to refresh her inspiration, and its impact is apparent.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

The EA said it understood that changes to transport arrangements can be unsettling and added that it sometimes needs to refresh contracts to ensure value for money.

From BBC Aug. 30, 2026

The company plans to launch the new i9 battery SUV next month and refresh two existing battery models in the second half, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

And that’s not greatly practical for smartphone devotees, who are already getting a truncated image of one weather possibility that was sent before the model was scheduled to refresh.

From Slate Aug. 21, 2026

I’ve been dying to refresh all morning long, and I see that the number is 452.

From "Watch Us Rise" by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan

The overhaul will include infrastructure rooms, guest-room and restaurant refreshes and upgrades to the pool deck and cabanas, Toscano said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

Since the pandemic, wardrobe refreshes have skewed more formal.

From MarketWatch May 31, 2026

The company’s enhanced marketing initiatives and franchise refreshes should help things improve, as well.

From Barron's Dec. 13, 2025

“Tesla’s refreshes are pretty modest, and they’re driven by improving profitability,” said Ed Niedermeyer, who has written a book about Tesla and is working on a follow-up.

From Slate Feb. 12, 2025

It was a light, dreamless sleep, a kind of half-sleep, that refreshes but does not shut off the world completely.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok

That’s because data center equipment like servers and GPUs needs to be refreshed every few years.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

The more frequently droplets appear and depart, the more often the surface is refreshed, allowing heat to move through it more efficiently.

From Science Daily Aug. 23, 2026

I feel refreshed, physically strong and excited by the challenge.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

Later, Barragan signed paperwork to change his answers to those deposition questions, saying he “found documents that refreshed my recollection” and that he did, in fact, author the inquiry and request for a criminal investigation.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

He took a bite of his apple, feeling surprisingly refreshed.

From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner

Enter the Goo Man, founder of Incredible Meat, whose sales pitch has the refreshing candor of someone who knows exactly what business he is in.

From Salon Sep. 18, 2026

Of course the playwright has prepared the way, but the wayward emotions emanating from these inwardly glowing performances are refreshing in work that has the crisp, circumscribed elegance of a mathematical proof.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

But this week, in a refreshing break with the past, Mayor Zohran Mamdani has started to release these documents on a universally available portal.

From Salon Sep. 11, 2026

Rapid searches, repeated refreshing, blocking scripts or cookies, and privacy tools that alter browser settings can have a similar effect.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

“It's so refreshing to see a politician who gets nuance,” Paula said.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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