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restore

[ri-stawr, -stohr] / rɪˈstɔr, -ˈstoʊr /




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Greater Anglia also said Network Rail officers were on site, "working as quickly as possible" to help restore train services to normal.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2026

Their results showed that cancer cells repeatedly damage and restore DNA within these intensely active regions.

From Science Daily Aug. 2, 2026

"We got reinforcements from the armed forces and the Special Task Force commandos to restore order and send the inmates back to their cells," Medawatte told reporters outside the prison.

From Barron's Aug. 2, 2026

“We have a huge responsibility to stabilize the households, businesses, and the communities within the impacted area, accelerate remediation and restore infrastructure.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

He rubbed the marks trying to restore circulation to his hands.

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins

Refertilization occurs when magma restores chemical components to mantle rock that previously lost them during partial melting.

From Science Daily Jul. 18, 2026

CF Industries is the most direct loser because it mainly produces nitrogen fertilizers like urea and ammonia, whose prices would be falling as the Middle East’s supply flow restores following the reopening of Hormuz.

From Barron's Jun. 15, 2026

By threading Celan’s poems through the lived record, Ms. Arno restores a proud, wounded, flirtatious, multilingual man often romanticized by reverence.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 2026

Whether this shift restores trust in polling or further erodes it will depend less on the technology itself than on how it is used, explained and regulated.

From BBC Apr. 30, 2026

He leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry

When the researchers restored a healthier balance of PEs, they observed less disruption in lipid regulation.

From Science Daily Jul. 31, 2026

The Swiss logistics company’s earnings momentum can be restored through a combination of global market leadership, market share gains in select industries, and an effective cost-cutting program, the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

Yurok Tribe construction and fisheries crews pulled up roughly 20 acres of thick asphalt, restored the channel to a mile-long braided waterway and built wetlands and two ponds.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

But this movement, he says, has restored hope: "This movement has brought back space for question and dissent and the reality check that all is not over."

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

There is a story, too, that Medea restored Jason’s father to life and made him young again, and that she gave to Jason the secret of perpetual youth.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

Finland's Interior Minister Mari Rantanen said she had started preparations for restoring internal border checks "if the need arises".

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

The design for the embassy by David Chipperfield Architects involves restoring and partially demolishing and extending existing the historic buildings on the bank of the Thames.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

She spent the whole day restoring the mural.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

Beijing said it was “deeply concerned” about vessels and crews stranded in the strait and called for restoring unimpeded passage.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

It doesn’t last of course, and twenty-four hours later they are frightened again and restoring themselves with any helplessness within reach.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison




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