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rekindle

[ree-kin-dl] / riˈkɪn dl /
VERB
light again
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Efforts to rekindle the desirability of troubled Italian fashion house Gucci failed to boost sales in the third quarter, with its parent company Kering reporting Thursday a flat performance in a softer luxury market.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

Other volunteer firefighters arrived to help with the brutal work of “pulling ceilings” and opening walls to extinguish hot spots and ensure the fire would not rekindle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

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

Ann Arbor, Mich.-based Domino’s has been trying to rekindle growth in its U.S. business as the U.S. pizza industry slumps.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

Inspired by Harriot Stanton Blatch, Paul wanted to use pageants and parades to rekindle interest in a federal amendment for women’s suffrage, as well as to influence members of Congress.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

Japanese government bond yields were higher as Anthropic’s IPO paperwork rekindles enthusiasm for chip and other artificial intelligence-related stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Ed Nordskog, a retired Los Angeles County Sheriff’s arson investigator, said that in the handful of rekindles he experienced during his career, he found that fire leadership was reluctant to accept it as a cause.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2025

“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

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

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

This past week’s anemic employment report rekindled a burning question for the U.S. economy: How many new jobs does it actually need?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 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

Although Stokes said he had developed "negative feelings" around playing for England, he said his time back in county cricket rekindled his love for the game.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

There was no answer, unless it were an utter silence more dreadful than the whispers before; and then a chill blast came in which the torches flickered and went out, and could not be rekindled.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

A flood of Chinese issuers has made Hong Kong one of the world’s top venues for initial and secondary offerings, and foreign interest is rekindling too.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

The blaze, later determined to be a rekindling of a week-old fire, swiftly spread out of control, destroying more than 6,800 structures in Pacific Palisades, Malibu and nearby areas.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 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

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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