reopen
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Los Angeles Department of Water and Power repair crews are installing a new pipe, and officials said they hope to fully reopen the streets by Monday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
An MP has called for the government to put pressure on Texas authorities to reopen the case of a British woman shot dead by her father in the US.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
Days later, Williams decided to reopen the case.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
That may be true, but the U.S. so far hasn’t shown the ability to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by force.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
One afternoon my mother and I went to the store to see if we could reopen it.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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But the story is actually a joyful one: An innovative and committed high school sociology teacher in Tennessee, Alex Campbell, teaches a class that reopens these cold cases and gives new life to the investigations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
As the Strait reopens, the firm now estimates a 4.8 million bpd surplus for next year.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
Even if the strait reopens soon, global oil and gas supplies could take months to stabilise.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
Even if the strait soon reopens, Trump said steps will be needed to ensure mines have been removed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
When he reopens his eyes, there’s so much hurt and anger.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
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She rushed off to have her nails varnished at her favorite salon, which was destroyed in the mall strike but has reopened in a building nearby.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Officials from New York state’s Division of Licensing Services reopened questions about her qualifications and summoned her to Albany for a formal interview on Nov. 4, just weeks before her license was to expire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
It has reopened partially to allow humanitarian flights to land, but commercial flights are still suspended.
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
Families have gone back home, shops have reopened and traffic once again fills the streets.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
He shut his eyes and then reopened them, as if he found it extraordinary that someone such as myself should stand in his path of vision.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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Lothian Buses said the situation was "fluid" and there was no date for a full reopening of the network.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
“The market was too quick to treat the partial reopening as the end of the crisis,” said Henry Hoffman, co-portfolio manager of the Catalyst Energy Infrastructure Fund.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
The military have made some sweeping gains this year, reopening crucial trade routes to Thailand and towards China.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Taiwan's authorities said at the time that the reopening of Lam's Causeway Bay Books bookshop was a symbol of democracy and freedom on the island.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
The tournament was being held at the grand reopening of the arcade at Bayport Fun World.
From "Trouble at the Arcade (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #1)" by Franklin W. Dixon
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