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rekindle

[ree-kin-dl] / riˈkɪn dl /
VERB
light again
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Petco Park already is a year-round concert venue and event center, and the Padres could rekindle plans to develop a large parking lot near the ballpark.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2026

Inter Milan could rekindle their efforts to sign England midfielder Curtis Jones, 25, from Liverpool.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

The fire that broke out last week at the Lineage cold storage facility has helped to rekindle calls for additional fire department funding.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 23, 2026

New surroundings can rekindle creativity, while embracing new technology can make some physical tasks easier.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 26, 2026

Bobby Gene leaned forward and blew gently to rekindle the fire.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon

Forward movement itself is the ingredient that rekindles energy and a sense of agency.

From The Wall Street Journal May 3, 2026

“I encountered six to eight rekindles during my career and each time the local battalion chiefs showed up to try and convince the investigators it was arson.”

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 1, 2025

During the inaugural season at Memorial Stadium, Sounders players handed out carnations to fans after matches and the secondary logo rekindles that bond.

From Seattle Times Sep. 26, 2023

"Going up against Steve rekindles a great rivalry which first started in our days competing in Super Rugby and progressed into the international arena," added Jones.

From BBC Dec. 13, 2022

She pours the rest of the water into our new pot while Kim rekindles the fire by adding dry leaves and branches.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

Pershing Square CEO Bill Ackman, who stormed out of his Netflix investment a few years ago, has rekindled that old flame.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

The move rekindled a long-running debate over food and religion in the world's most populous country, with critics accusing the government of trying to turn schoolchildren vegetarian.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

The clash has rekindled a debate many Arizona voters had hoped to move on from.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 2026

At a time when Waymo’s impressive success and the advent of AI have rekindled excitement about everything driverless, Monarch’s failure to disrupt has become another cautionary tale about massive bets on the latest tech.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 15, 2026

In the morning he rekindled the fire and they ate and watched the shore.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy

Sean Harding downloaded Whatnot, a live-shopping app, after rekindling his childhood baseball-card collecting hobby.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

After dropping below 6% for the first time since 2022 just prior to the start of the Iran war on Feb. 28, mortgage rates climbed last month as oil prices soared, rekindling inflation worries.

From MarketWatch Apr. 30, 2026

But with so many difficulties to navigate, a full rekindling of the old relationship is unlikely - it is more realistically the start of a slow diplomatic thaw.

From BBC Jan. 28, 2026

"What I would want to avoid is rekindling inflationary pressure by moving too quickly and squandering the significant progress we have made taming inflation," he said.

From Barron's Oct. 16, 2025

She burned the old grass, rekindling the dead fire with one of her precious matches.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer




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