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replenish

[ri-plen-ish] / rɪˈplɛn ɪʃ /


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"The hot and dry weather means we are currently using water faster than nature can replenish it," said Helen Wakeham, director of water at the Environment Agency and chair of the National Drought Group.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

Meanwhile, Lockheed Martin is planning a bargain-rate Patriot missile to replenish low stockpiles.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

These streams of cooler gas may then fall back toward the galaxy's center and replenish the black hole's fuel supply.

From Science Daily Jul. 18, 2026

“They started thinking … ‘How can this product be more than just helping me replenish electrolytes that I’ve lost during exercise?

From MarketWatch Jul. 11, 2026

The challenge for every prisoner, particularly every political prisoner, is how to survive prison intact, how to emerge from prison undiminished, how to conserve and even replenish one’s beliefs.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

It could also test whether frequent comet activity replenishes the dust, a process studied by Steward researcher Virginie Faramaz-Gorka, who is also a co-author on the paper.

From Science Daily Dec. 17, 2025

The underground water from the Andes, rich in minerals, is "very old" and replenishes slowly.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2025

A resource that naturally replenishes over time and is derived from solar, water or wind power is considered renewable.

From Seattle Times Nov. 27, 2023

FEMA’s latest monthly report shows the fund reaching a deficit of $159 million in August and $6.3 billion in September unless Congress replenishes the account.

From Scientific American Jun. 2, 2023

He rewards them for their kindness with a basket full of fresh bread and butter that magically replenishes itself and a hollow stone with a flame inside that never burns out.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish

The UK's emergency stockpile of PPE, meant to last at least 15 weeks before being replenished, was running out by the end of March 2020 as demand from hospitals soared.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

“Pumping more groundwater than is sustainably replenished is not only negligent, but dangerous to the American Desert Southwest,” he said in the joint statement with other opponents of the project.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

Egg prices crossed the $6 barrier in March of last year, but they have since fallen as farmers replenished their flocks.

From MarketWatch Apr. 17, 2026

Those will have to be replenished, a potential boon to defense contractors—and possibly the overall economy.

From Barron's Mar. 6, 2026

“I can also keep the water supply replenished and connect it to a hose to reach the kitchen so you won’t need to go outside for water,” he argued.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat

The group attributed the belated increase to increased demand for cocoa powder and some customers "replenishing their stocks".

From Barron's Jul. 9, 2026

Shein has rejected being characterized as an ultrafast-fashion retailer, saying that its model of producing small initial batches and replenishing inventory only when demand is proven is “part of the solution, not the problem.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

In a study published in Nature, the team used both human tissue and mouse models to test whether replenishing mitochondria could help damaged nerve cells recover.

From Science Daily May 24, 2026

Newsom touted his administration’s investment in replenishing groundwater in the Central Valley and its efforts supporting plans to build the Sites Reservoir near Sacramento.

From Los Angeles Times May 7, 2026

It was always in equilibrium, constantly replenishing itself.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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