resurrect
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Last year, the mayor worked with the council to resurrect the city’s long postponed upgrade of the convention center, despite warnings about the long-term cost of the $2.6-billion project.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
“I don’t know the people that are trying to resurrect the Confederacy,” Theiling replied.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
The “digital afterlife industry” is valued in the billions, providing customers around the globe with tools to resurrect their dead loved ones at scale.
From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026
In the letter, the scouts also said they had tried to resurrect the trip after the money went missing, but it became financially unviable due to the exchange rates and cost of living factors.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
In fact, as I watched Mara pump the bellows to resurrect the coals, I was never more sure of anything in my whole life.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
Vocabulary lists containing resurrect
The Roman and Byzantine Empires, Lessons 1–2
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