resuscitate
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Emergency services stopped trying to resuscitate the nine-year-old at 18:58.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
"The first of the two was pulled out alive, but unfortunately, his body gave out and he did not survive. Doctors could not resuscitate him," regional fire bureau spokeswoman Maria Leah Sajili told AFP.
From Barron's ● May 25, 2026
Celona, who has promised to resuscitate the city’s entertainment industry by fast-tracking film permits and cutting red tape, trails far behind.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026
On the campaign trail, he’s promising to resuscitate the city’s entertainment industry by fast-tracking film permits and cutting red tape.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
He placed his left hand over it and began to pump in the manner of someone attempting to resuscitate a drowning victim.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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It also licenses and resuscitates iconic brands that have fallen on hard times such as Polaroid and provides consulting services to companies.
From Reuters ● Aug. 8, 2023
On “Dr. Carter,” he resuscitates hip-hop over a slick David Axelrod sample courtesy of Swizz Beatz.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2023
Their bond resuscitates a movie that might otherwise have been dead on arrival.
From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2022
She gets hold of a friendly junk-yard owner’s ancient yellow Volkswagen Beetle, resuscitates it, and brings it home.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 29, 2018
The return of heat resuscitates this vegetable phœnix, hidden in its ashes.
From The Phantom World or, The philosophy of spirits, apparitions, &c, &c. by Christmas, Henry
The mariners’ story—headline news at the time but largely forgotten since—is resuscitated in Eric Jay Dolin’s “The Wreck of the Mentor.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
Compared with the lowest group, those in the highest group had a 67% greater risk of dying from coronary heart disease or stroke, or experiencing non-fatal heart attacks, strokes or resuscitated cardiac arrest.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 19, 2026
Mr. Wan, who directs neither narrative but has his fingerprints all over both, doesn’t get enough credit for having resurrected, resuscitated and rejuvenated the horror flick.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2025
Then, in 2023, Charlotte suffered a sudden respiratory arrest and had to be resuscitated by neighbours.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2025
A thirteen-year-old Eastern Shore boy, alone in his 14-foot skiff plucked a three-year-old from the frigid waters of the Corsica River yesterday afternoon and resuscitated the child while speeding through pelting rain to waiting rescuers.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
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“The popular narrative about Johnson and Bird resuscitating a faltering league is incomplete” without mention of the American Basketball Association “and two of its signature players,” writes Mr. Epplin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
Lifeguards at Bondi have been praised for their courage on the day of the December 14 attack, dragging people to safety, bandaging and resuscitating victims, and pulling panicked swimmers from the waves.
From Barron's ● Dec. 20, 2025
“I spend most of my time here resuscitating children,” Haj-Hassan said after a recent shift.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 27, 2024
But there’s no disputing that the task of resuscitating the Chargers, who were an ugly 5-12 last season and face severe salary-cap challenges, requires nothing less than the might and dedication of a caped crusader.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2024
The Abbot worked feverishly, resuscitating, levering and pounding the prone form of Matthias.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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