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reinstatement

[ree-in-steyt-muhnt] / ˌri ɪnˈsteɪt mənt /


NOUN
replacement
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The lawsuit seeks reinstatement, damages and a declaration that the college acted unlawfully.

From Salon Aug. 2, 2026

He later had a painful rupture with the company’s chief executive, Sam Altman—voting to fire him before himself leaving the company months after Altman’s reinstatement.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

The art school previously insisted it was committed to a faithful reinstatement of the building, which was designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh but wrecked by two fires in 2014 and 2018.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

“Hurdles include mine clearance, insurance reinstatement, emptying excess Gulf oil storage, repositioning ships, and restarting idled production fields and downstream infrastructure across several Gulf producers,” they say.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

Supreme Court Justice Harry A. Blackmun in 1994, nearly twenty years after he had voted for its reinstatement.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

A 2019 report by the American Immigration Council, a pro-immigration advocacy group, similarly noted that such reinstatements of removal generally make up 40% of deportations annually.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 3, 2025

An appellate judge upheld the reinstatements last year, and the company requested the Supreme Court review.

From New York Times Apr. 23, 2024

Musk said no major content decisions or account reinstatements would happen before the council convened.

From Reuters Nov. 24, 2022

He added that no major content decisions or account reinstatements would happen before that council convenes.

From Washington Post Nov. 1, 2022

General recruiting is on the increase, and a more satisfactory number of renewals and reinstatements is noted.

From Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 by H. P. (Howard Phillips) Lovecraft




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