reactivate
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“It will also reactivate portions of the maritime industrial base that are easier to scale.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
The Ministry of Energy said that protocols to reactivate the grid were underway.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
These patients often require immunosuppressive drugs, which can allow EBV to reactivate or spread unchecked.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 15, 2026
Boeing plans to reactivate a dormant production line at its Everett, Wash., factory to push 737 output higher in the coming months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026
In the months that followed the Fukushima Daiichi meltdown, when other reactors around Japan went offline for maintenance, the government withheld approval for them to reactivate.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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When she reactivates, having observed the animals for some long period, she’s able to communicate with them, though they’re terrified of her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2024
"If you ever log on to your account for any reason, even accidentally, because it is an app on your phone it reactivates and then sends a new order," she said.
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2024
Fluid injection first reactivates the fault patches through slow, aseismic slip and causing only few and small seismic events, followed by a progressive localization ultimately leading to large induced events.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 18, 2024
Next, the researchers compared these fish’s gastrointestinal tracts with those of fish they had injected with pieces of messenger RNA encoding an enzyme that reactivates the disabled telomerase gene in the gut.
From Science Magazine ● May 18, 2023
Scarlett Lewis, whose 6-year-old son, Jesse, was killed in the Sandy Hook shootings, said learning about every mass shooting is “like a punch in the gut every single time” that reactivates the pain and grief.
From Seattle Times ● May 25, 2022
Later in the evening, Webb deleted his account and has not reactivated it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
In working with Apple to improve security, Sir Mark said only a minority of stolen phones were being reactivated compared to a few months ago, making it "harder for criminals to profit".
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
Italy’s energy minister said in March that the country’s coal-powered plants—currently on standby—could be reactivated if the conflict in the Middle East triggers an energy crisis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026
Grolite, a high-performance mineral soil conditioner, is being brought in from the Netherlands to keep the grass healthy and the original irrigation system is being reactivated.
From Barron's ● May 12, 2026
Now, he reactivated his account to search for Ifemelu, but she did not have a Facebook profile.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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"Little by little, the economy is reactivating," said Carmen Alvarez, who represents informal traders in western Caracas.
From Barron's ● Jan. 12, 2026
Termination was never automatic after 13 strikes, and there was no evidence Cox ever terminated a subscriber’s account without reactivating it.
From Slate ● Nov. 28, 2025
“We are focused on reactivating the large amount of research studies that have been on hold for over a year now,” Waldron said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2024
The authors are currently conducting clinical trials to stimulate the default ascending arousal network in patients with coma after traumatic brain injury, with the goal of reactivating the network and restoring consciousness.
From Science Daily ● May 1, 2024
The damage must prevent the sight shield from reactivating.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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