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resurrect

[rez-uh-rekt] / ˌrɛz əˈrɛkt /


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Some will say that it’s unrealistic to resurrect USAID, that it is never coming back, and that we need to adjust to the new reality.

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026

The resolution could resurrect less-accessible computer labs to replace the current standard of a computer for every student.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

The military’s orders have left Groton with a high-stakes challenge: how to resurrect a bygone era of military might in a far-flung seaside town short on workers, homes and transit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Jos Buttler followed for 25 – he was scratchy again – and Tom Banton 17, only for Bethell to resurrect the chase in the company of Jacks.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

In my sleeping state, I would have needed decades more, perhaps even centuries, before I found the power to resurrect Alcyoneus myself.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan




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