reactivate
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His endorsement of a proposal to reactivate an idled refinery to process Venezuelan oil appears to have merit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
California-based Pacific Coast Energy Co., among newcomers to Venezuela’s energy patch, said this week that it has started a program to reactivate 900 wells in Cabimas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Rather than appearing to reactivate because the immune system had been suppressed, these viruses seemed to become active in response to inflammation.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
The Ministry of Energy said that protocols to reactivate the grid were underway.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
The intercom turns itself off, and I push the button to reactivate it.
From "Liar & Spy" by Rebecca Stead
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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
After a person recovers from chickenpox, the virus can remain dormant in the body for many years, until it reactivates and becomes shingles.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 24, 2023
This was ignored, then overtake mode was reactivated before being disabled again, on the basis that it was fairer to do so than leave it enabled.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Offering a a different vision to the Mecca alliance, it may eventually be reactivated creating a new economic Eurasian region.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
“The facilities remain in the Fed’s toolbox and can be reactivated as needed,” the team wrote in an Aug. 14 client note.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
Justin Eshak, the Island Records co-chief who signed the Shakes after putting out “What Now,” says going into business with the reactivated band was a no-brainer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 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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The United States is in the process of reactivating its embassy in Caracas.
From Barron's ● Jun. 13, 2026
In the lab, epigenetic editing would be used to remove methyl tags from the fetal globin gene, reactivating it.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 5, 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
The Harlequins player deactivated his X account following his initial post, before reactivating it to claim he was "just having a bit of fun trying to spark interest in a mega rugby fixture".
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2024
The damage must prevent the sight shield from reactivating.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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