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resume

[ri-zoom] / rɪˈzum /


résumé


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Oil tankers also won’t immediately resume transiting through the Strait of Hormuz at full-bore even if the U.S.-Iran conflict dies down, adding to pressures propping prices up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

In March, a federal judge halted aboveground construction, but an appeals court quickly allowed work to resume through June while the case proceeds.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

So long as Nvidia continues to use all three suppliers and memory demand outstrips overall supply, Micron should resume its rally.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Gregg said that death sentences and executions could resume because the court was satisfied that the penalty could be administered in a way that guaranteed that capital defendants would be treated fairly and equally.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

When he went off to work on his resume, I decided to stay out of the plants and the sunny places for the rest of today while I get used to things around here.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones




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