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rehabilitate

[ree-huh-bil-i-teyt, ree-uh-] / ˌri həˈbɪl ɪˌteɪt, ˌri ə- /


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But he said the Tartan Army had helped rehabilitate the image.

From BBC Jul. 3, 2026

But Epstein courted influence and rubbed shoulders with prominent individuals associated with both parties in his efforts to rehabilitate his reputation.

From Salon Jun. 27, 2026

Although the craze is high right now, Reformer was invented by Joseph Pilates during World War I, when he adapted hospital beds with springs to help rehabilitate patients.

From BBC May 4, 2026

The publicist’s participation in the gala came at a pivotal time for Epstein, who was seeking to rehabilitate his image, which had been badly damaged by his 2008 conviction.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 16, 2026

The twins thought they had been trying hard, and Jackson in particular, feeling he was still in disgrace in the Tallis household, thought he might begin to rehabilitate himself by pleasing Briony.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

“I’m usually not a guy who rehabilitates someone when he writes about them,” Wolff told David Remnick on the New Yorker Radio Hour in July.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 15, 2025

Its return will be “empowering” and restore “hope” as it supercharges conservation efforts and rehabilitates a vital piece of Māori cultural heritage.

From Slate Aug. 8, 2025

The Duke of Sussex met war victims in Ukraine on Thursday when he visited a clinic which rehabilitates wounded military personnel and civilians, a spokesperson has said.

From BBC Apr. 10, 2025

A mountain regional park and a conservation center that rescues and rehabilitates wildlife are also nearby.

From Seattle Times Jun. 29, 2023

He formally puts off his sacrificial vow, and rehabilitates himself with humanity, saying, "I am even he that I am."

From The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow by Hopkins, Edward Washburn

Marcia believes Scatchard was incapable of being rehabilitated in prison and should "absolutely not" have ever been released.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

She was rehabilitated and released by the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, which is currently caring for yet another turtle found anchored to debris.

From Los Angeles Times May 15, 2026

The warm embrace was a signal that the de facto Saudi leader, once shunned in the West, was fully rehabilitated on the world stage.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 6, 2026

To investigate hedgehog hearing, researchers at the University of Oxford worked with collaborators in Denmark to measure the auditory brainstem response of 20 rehabilitated hedgehogs from Danish wildlife rescue centers.

From Science Daily Mar. 12, 2026

Later, after I had been rehabilitated, I learned that Esther knew what I was interested in through the informal schooling at the center.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah

The Zambian segment of the Lobito Corridor -- often described as the missing link -- is not on LAR's near-term agenda, he added, citing the scale and cost of rehabilitating the rail infrastructure.

From Barron's May 7, 2026

Not like he understood the assignment of rehabilitating his image, but with the sincerity of someone who appreciates what’s actually hard.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

Sea otter mentorship is at the forefront of a formal partnership between the Aquarium of the Pacific and Monterey Bay Aquarium, which has been rehabilitating sea otters since the 1980s, according to Long.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 29, 2026

She was awarded an OBE in 1996 for her work rehabilitating offenders.

From BBC Feb. 7, 2026

This Circle needs to know that Peter Driscal is not rehabilitating well, either physically or emotionally.

From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen




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