resurrect
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Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s immediate rejection of the idea brought Kushner back into the mix to see if he could resurrect a little of that old Kissinger magic.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
Though she recovered physically, she struggled to bond with her daughter and resurrect her former self.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
He used his popularity not to jump into Hollywood projects but to resurrect “Tires.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Others are preserving genetic material in case we ever work out how to resurrect species from the dead.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
For Mr. Muhammad’s teachings really to resurrect American black people, Islam obviously had to grow, to grow very big.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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It resurrects the controversial so-called "Highway to Hel" bus journey formerly run by local company PKS Gdynia.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
In a later chapter, Toscano resurrects another ‘70s radical, the Italian literary critic Furio Jesi, whose extraordinary insights into the “religion and mythology of death” in right-wing culture were entirely new to me.
From Salon ● Jan. 21, 2024
Cellulose: Made from up to 85% recycled paper and paper waste, cellulose resurrects old paper from the dead to keep your creepy cottage comfortable.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2023
Gill said the conflict could add to growing risks to the global economy, including fragmentation of trade, especially if it resurrects supply chain delays that sent prices higher during the COVID-19 pandemic.
From Reuters ● Oct. 9, 2023
If there is a second or third brood, the pupa resurrects in ten days or so into the moth; eggs are laid; larvæ are hatched; pupæ again are formed; and thus is the process continued.
From The Apple-Tree The Open Country Books—No. 1 by L. H. (Liberty Hyde) Bailey
Until this month, the resurrected Chevy Metal could only perform during Shane’s breaks from his boarding school on the East Coast, but he is newly graduated and ready to play.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
But these are all previously animated ideas resurrected pretty much as we’ve already seen them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
Late actor Val Kilmer has been resurrected by AI to appear in a forthcoming film, which he agreed to star in before his death in April 2025.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
Since Filosa took over, the company resurrected its mainstream SUV, the Jeep Cherokee, after previously deciding it would sell only the larger Grand Cherokee.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
Young Prince Mamillius, the king’s son, had not been resurrected like the queen, or saved like the baby daughter.
From "The Marvels" by Brian Selznick
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Instead, Lodge, who goes by Cabot, picked up an HP-12C financial calculator and never looked back, perhaps with an eye to resurrecting the family’s business bona fides.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
During his lifetime, he amassed two million acres of land across nine states, most of which he maintained for ecological preservation, including resurrecting bison populations from the brink of extinction.
From Salon ● May 8, 2026
When I suggest he’d become the VHS messiah if he succeeds at resurrecting VCRs, Perry doesn’t miss a beat: “Nothing would please me more.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026
Maybe the joy brought by Holi is England's last hope of resurrecting that from deep within because England, Brook and McCullum need Buttler now as much as ever.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026
In their zeal to avoid resurrecting the sport’s reputation for chicanery, they tried to bury the incident.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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The Roman and Byzantine Empires, Lessons 1–2
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