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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

He later appeared with Sharaa at a forum dedicated to Syria’s reconstruction effort, pledging support from his government and French firms to rekindle Syria’s economy.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

If this series decider goes against them, it will rekindle scrutiny on those in managerial positions.

From BBC Jun. 26, 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

Some word from him that would rekindle the dream and stop the death they were dying.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison

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

From The Wall Street Journal May 3, 2026

Audi's entry this year rekindles that old rivalry with Mercedes, and battle lines have already been drawn in a pre-season row over the rules governing the engines' compression ratio.

From BBC Feb. 27, 2026

She leaves her husband, moves into a predominantly Black neighborhood and rekindles an old passion for journalism.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2024

“The Bricklayer” is filled with throwback testosterone-fueled tropes: Vail rekindles a romance with a woman of questionable motives; he teaches Bannon the ropes; he’s an old dog whose old tricks still work.

From New York Times Apr. 19, 2024

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

The two events have rekindled investor worries of so-called "circular investments" that have seen AI companies investing in each other in recent years.

From Barron's Sep. 14, 2026

So when Flowers moved back home and started revisiting his childhood haunts, his passion for country was rekindled.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

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 personal struggle and public fight against Lineage has rekindled her Catholicism, the 52-year-old said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2026

This latest disappointment rekindled Ned’s uneasiness about Holmes and Julia.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

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 it is also the avatar of a decadent Old World barely capable of maintaining the artifacts of its past, let alone rekindling its genius.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 27, 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

Giannini saw Howard rekindling his lost love of horses and thought he should stop dabbling and commit himself fully to Thoroughbred racing.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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