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[ri-stawr, -stohr] / rɪˈstɔr, -ˈstoʊr /




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Aesthetics treatment for people with scars involves using filler to reduce their appearance, restore symmetry, and add volume after cleft lip surgery.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

By revealing how vitamin A signaling and thyroid hormones help shape the retina, scientists have taken another step toward understanding vision at its earliest stages and potentially finding ways to restore it when disease strikes.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

Music, family photos and/or a family pet can help restore peace, but it’s not always so simple or straightforward.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

Ukraine urgently needed the White House’s help to restore its satellite service.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Mr. Rice tapped his baton on his music stand to restore order.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson

“A modest package of measures that restores a healthy fiscal headroom would be well received by investors,” Ebury’s Diaz-Alvarez said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Although exercise, physical therapy, weight management, and medications can help manage symptoms, there is currently no established treatment that reliably restores cartilage lost to osteoarthritis.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

Federal Court in Washington, D.C. asking for a temporary restraining order that restores their access immediately while the case is heard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

"Nature restores and reestablishes itself very quickly," she said, noting that whilst the freshly-broken ground looks harsh, it will soon "become more natural."

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry

The app developers temporarily disabled notifications before saying Monday that operations had been restored.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

When they restored the cellular cleanup process or removed synuclein protein in their experiments, the neurons were protected from damage.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

The Blues had taken the lead in the first half through Morgan Rogers, but they failed to kick on after Cody Gakpo quickly restored parity for the hosts.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Nearby, the 1930s modernist villa of Hungarian opera singer Rózsi Walter was restored and reopened in 2022 as an architecture museum, with an emphasis on the legacy of Hungarian-American architect and designer Marcel Breuer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

“Josie, you have restored my faith in humanity. And...”

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

The Russian app, run by the Civil Defense Ministry in Moscow, was also working on restoring its functionality and patching vulnerabilities, the ministry said on Telegram.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

The Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust said that for species facing increasing pressure, creating and restoring suitable habitats was "vital to reversing declines".

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

Under this accord, nations set 23 global targets for 2030 including protecting 30 percent of land and oceans, tackling pollution and invasive species, and restoring degraded ecosystems.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

The findings suggest that future therapies might work by restoring cardiolipin levels or by influencing the protective adaptations controlled by ERRγ.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

Aurelia glanced unseeingly at the huge shambling animal, but she didn’t wait to see it go through its weary tricks, restoring the old carefree spirit to the great audience.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks


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