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rekindle

[ree-kin-dl] / riˈkɪn dl /
VERB
light again
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The party also wants an annual "national action day" to help "rekindle civic pride" and more action to tackle littering connected to fast food outlets.

From BBC Jun. 10, 2026

The Italian label is pursuing a revamp strategy under a new executive and creative leadership, in an effort to rekindle consumer appetite for its designs.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 16, 2026

What’s more, higher-for-longer energy prices could rekindle worries about a hard landing for the economy, he said.

From MarketWatch Apr. 2, 2026

Clearly they hoped she would rekindle the dying embers of the show.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 21, 2026

Mareth had told him that torches burned all night long in the corridor outside his room and he could rekindle the flame there.

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins

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

From The Wall Street Journal May 3, 2026

Gloucester centre Llewellyn rekindles his 2025 Six Nations midfield partnership with Cardiff's Ben Thomas after missing the summer tour through injury.

From BBC Nov. 7, 2025

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

Earnings from Alphabet and Tesla rekindled fears that big technology companies are spending far more on artificial intelligence than investors are comfortable with.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

The retirement of excellent Lakers’ public address announcer Lawrence Tanter, rekindled memories of the legendary John Ramsey, who announced for nearly every major Southern California sport during my youth.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 20, 2026

BBC's music critic described the record as a "genuine return to form" for the group, noting that they had "rekindled the fire" which fuelled their earlier triumphs.

From BBC May 26, 2026

The couple then rekindled, but called it quits mere months later.

From MarketWatch May 21, 2026

Faramir was sitting there in his chair, and the lamp had been rekindled in its niche above his head.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

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

The rekindling of talks between Rio Tinto and Glencore is the latest in a run of copper-inspired attempts to consolidate the mining industry.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 10, 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

Deep within, I feel something like the touch of a finger’s tip against my soul, rekindling hope there.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein




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