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reactivate

[ree-ak-tuh-veyt] / riˈæk təˌveɪt /
VERB
start again
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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

The experts warned that dormant mould spores could reactivate when the overbudget and delayed facilities finally open, posing a health hazard for the lifetime of the buildings.

From BBC Mar. 19, 2026

Piper had no idea how to reactivate him.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

It is not yet clear whether it works by broadly stimulating the immune system, by reducing how often the varicella-zoster virus reactivates, or through another pathway entirely.

From Science Daily Dec. 3, 2025

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

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

“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

Within the first 40 days after patients were admitted to the hospital, the researchers identified 11 reactivated viruses.

From Science Daily Aug. 16, 2026

Later in the evening, Webb deleted his account and has not reactivated it.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

In a sign of a less hostile climate in the area, several oil tankers in Iran's shadow fleet, all under international sanctions, reactivated their transponders on Tuesday and Wednesday.

From Barron's Jun. 17, 2026

A count of five later, the lights flickered on, and the crash bracelets steadied her as the board reactivated, rising smoothly up under her feet with reassuring solidness.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld

The Associated Press reported that the agreement “does not include an admission of fault or liability but says the county has ended the program at issue and has no intention of reactivating it.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

"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

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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