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Resume, in the sense of "a written account of professional qualifications," comes from a French word meaning what?

resume

[ri-zoom] / rɪˈzum /


résumé


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Paxton, whose unsavory resume includes impeachment, indictment, petty theft and charges of adultery, has managed the rare feat of turning his race against Talarico into a nail-biter.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 20, 2026

The Crown Prosecution Service chose to resume criminal proceedings against McEvoy in March this year after her condition improved in hospital.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

The sale of the factory to the defense company, Roshel, provides the most credible path for production to resume and create employment, the automaker added.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

"And if the government doesn't resume subsidies for electricity and gas, higher generation costs could lift headline inflation well above three percent," said Thieliant, who expects rates to hit two percent by mid-2027.

From Barron's Sep. 16, 2026

Watching in the bushes, Omakayas and Angeline waited for them to resume their talking, but that day, mulling over Fishtail’s difficult words perhaps, the men kept their silence.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich

I was somewhat uncomfortable with this practice, and Heritage found it embarrassing enough that my boss there once told me I was forbidden to mention “ghostwriting” on my résumé.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

His advice: Draw on AI early in the process to draft ideas — but actually write most of the résumé yourself, filling in your personal and professional achievements.

From MarketWatch Sep. 11, 2026

As tempting as it is, you might want to skip letting artificial intelligence write your résumé.

From MarketWatch Sep. 11, 2026

But despite that lack of résumé, Graham triumphed on Tuesday.

From Slate Aug. 26, 2026

“Did you hire that Chris guy? His résumé looked good.”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

AI career platform Kickresume carried out an experiment to see which resumes got the best responses, using a sample of over 200 resumes between April and June 2026.

From MarketWatch Sep. 11, 2026

Treasury yields edge lower in Asian trade as their trade resumes after Monday’s Labor Day holiday, shrugging off a slight increase in oil prices.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

“Slow Horses” resumes for its sixth season Wednesday, Sept. 16 on Apple TV.

From Salon Sep. 4, 2026

Many in the temporary shelter are also concerned they will soon be asked to leave when the school resumes classes.

From Barron's Sep. 1, 2026

Then she resumes an old argument with the regulars.

From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

He has resumed taking batting practice and is eligible to come off the IL Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

But in recent weeks, it has resumed bigger purchases from international suppliers, analysts said.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

He resumed in fourth behind Antonelli, Verstappen and Norris.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

But more importantly, the relationship has resumed its inverted nature.

From MarketWatch Sep. 11, 2026

The game was resumed the next day and Bobby, feeling ebullient because he was in a winning position, agreed to play on the main stage.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Kinsella's pioneering journey back to the sport is so rare it became the subject of a university research paper into elite gymnasts resuming their careers after giving birth.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

OpenAI halted training of its latest models for two weeks in August before resuming it under tighter controls.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

Talwani, in a ruling last week, criticized the Postal Service for resuming work on the project.

From Salon Sep. 2, 2026

Also, “Iran and Oman discussed the importance of resuming navigation through the Strait of Hormuz,” the analysts note.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

Before resuming the search I spat twice on my right palm and parted the spittle with my left forefinger, watching to see where the most spit went.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane




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