reconstruct
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“Whereas if you only have a tiny fragment, it’s like doing a crossword puzzle. You have to argue, to research, and to reconstruct the entire object.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
But they could not reconstruct with retrospective precision who stood near a location hours earlier.
From Slate • May 20, 2026
The team combined field work, seismic and satellite data to reconstruct a domino chain of events and trace the height of the wave.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
To minimize the psychological distress of the families during the burial process, Pourzahedian said he used cotton and paper to reconstruct the physical form of the victims within the shrouds.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
In short, the historical record itself, and not just our own omniscient imaginations, provides the requisite evidence from which we can reconstruct the response to the proslavery argument.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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