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reinstate

[ree-in-steyt] / ˌri ɪnˈsteɪt /


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Harry waged a years-long, ultimately unsuccessful legal battle with the government to reinstate his publicly funded security.

From Barron's Aug. 23, 2026

Carney will also need buy-in from provincial premiers to reinstate the sale of US alcohol, as liquor sales are controlled by the provinces, not the federal government.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

And that, said attorney Harry Daniels, who represents Brooks, is when she started the effort to reinstate charges against him.

From Salon Aug. 10, 2026

Zelensky has declined to reinstate the former defense minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, but has offered him instead the job of a deputy prime minister in charge of military technology.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

If Luma decided to reinstate the Fifteens, they’d have perhaps three practices before their first game.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John

The bank reinstates BlueScope with a buy rating and A$37.70/share target.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

ServiceNow extends gains into as second day after Bank of America reinstates coverage of the stock with a Buy rating.

From Barron's May 19, 2026

“We hope the school board reinstates him promptly to his position as superintendent.”

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 10, 2026

That language clearly reinstates any federal employee who was either told they’d be laid off during the shutdown or actually laid off.

From Slate Dec. 22, 2025

For the reinstatement of this act ipso facto reinstates the epistemological predicament to get rid of which it was first banished from logic.

From Creative Intelligence Essays in the Pragmatic Attitude by Boyd H. Bode

They grew suspicious about who was loyal to whom, even after Altman was reinstated as CEO.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

Parents are waiting to see if the coaches will be reinstated before deciding what action they will take.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

At the end of April, the group said it had reinstated a regional parliament, which had been deemed illegitimate.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

A retrial in 2014 reinstated Knox and Sollecito's convictions but Italy's top appeals court finally overturned their convictions in 2015.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

To do so, he reinstated the civil liberties that Hitler had taken away.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Administrators have been able to adjust to those departures, including reinstating one worker who was able to regain employment authorization, Lavender said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

The party's proposals include reinstating short sentences for shoplifters and ensuring serious offenders serve their full sentences.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

“These problems, they have to be addressed, but you don’t address them by reinstating the SAT,” Birnir said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

Powering today’s rally is a renewed sense of optimism from Wall Street, with Bank of America analyst Tal Liani reinstating coverage of the stock on Monday with a buy rating and a $130 price target.

From MarketWatch May 18, 2026

Before going to bed for the night, I wrote letters to my four just expelled students, reinstating them.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger




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