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rehabilitate

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


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Schmitt: I’m glad you’re trying to rehabilitate the witness, but it’s not your time.

From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026

That policy and other juvenile sentencing laws take into account evidence that some serious offenders rehabilitate in their 20s as they mature.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Wintour had worked to rehabilitate his image, and finally the moment had arrived: a multimillion-dollar party in his honor and a legacy-enshrining exhibit, both held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

"The Authority's specialised teams have begun the technical and operational assessment of the airport, its facilities and systems, in preparation for developing a plan to rehabilitate it," Hasri said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026

Even if it is just part of the temporary scheme to rehabilitate me, it is bliss.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

The author rehabilitates the Greek Arachne—unfairly condemned to be a spider because of her creative ability—then returns us to Spider Woman and Spider Grandmother, the kindly, creative beings who bring life and wisdom to humankind.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026

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

Lotus Lamb & Sheep Sanctuary rehabilitates animals rescued from extreme cases of neglect and abuse.

From BBC ● Mar. 23, 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 Edward Washburn Hopkins

His attorney Michael Beckman once called Davis “the most rehabilitated inmate I’ve ever represented.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

He said that members of the royal family have survived media hostility before and rehabilitated their image: Camilla as the “other woman” in Charles’s marriage to Diana, and Charles as the unfaithful husband.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

This looked like a humiliation ritual to me: Crowley wasn’t polling competitively even when he was actively campaigning, and it seemed unlikely that his brand could be rehabilitated with such little time left.

From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026

The party rehabilitated him in the wake of Mao's death, tapping him for jobs at the Ministry of Petroleum and State Economic Commission.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

Started telling me how I shouldn’t worry, because Sister got him totally rehabilitated.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss

Veterans groups and advocates who shaped the 2016 draft plan contend the housing was tacked on to allow the VA to avoid the cost of rehabilitating the building.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

He spent all of the 2024 season and the first half of the 2025 season rehabilitating from elbow surgery.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

Ligon grew up in Ethel and spent summers during college rehabilitating wildlife in Costa Rica and Louisiana.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026

The veteran superstar had a back operation in September 2024 and was rehabilitating from that setback when he announced in March of 2025 that he had suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon.

From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026

Because all I ever think about is Jamie, and I’m supposed to be working on rehabilitating my mental health.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman




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