resuscitate
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Bowe's wife, Carly, was among the group of people trying to resuscitate the mother and daughter on the sand.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Efforts to resuscitate her were abandoned 23 minutes later.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
"The first of the two was pulled out alive, but unfortunately, his body gave out and he did not survive. Doctors could not resuscitate him," regional fire bureau spokeswoman Maria Leah Sajili told AFP.
From Barron's ● May 25, 2026
Celona, who has promised to resuscitate the city’s entertainment industry by fast-tracking film permits and cutting red tape, trails far behind.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026
Now he was trying to resuscitate the hatred he had felt in the kitchen.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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It also licenses and resuscitates iconic brands that have fallen on hard times such as Polaroid and provides consulting services to companies.
From Reuters ● Aug. 8, 2023
On “Dr. Carter,” he resuscitates hip-hop over a slick David Axelrod sample courtesy of Swizz Beatz.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2023
Even if Rio resuscitates its legacy, it will be too late to convince the International Olympic Committee to return to a model in which the games drive development.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 13, 2021
She gets hold of a friendly junk-yard owner’s ancient yellow Volkswagen Beetle, resuscitates it, and brings it home.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 29, 2018
Polyidos takes the same blade of grass, and with it resuscitates Glaukos.
From Myths and myth-makers: Old Tales and Superstitions Interpreted by Comparative Mythology by John Fiske
Paramedics initiated “advanced cardiac life support measures,” but Panettiere could not be resuscitated, the statement read.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
The mariners’ story—headline news at the time but largely forgotten since—is resuscitated in Eric Jay Dolin’s “The Wreck of the Mentor.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
Compared with the lowest group, those in the highest group had a 67% greater risk of dying from coronary heart disease or stroke, or experiencing non-fatal heart attacks, strokes or resuscitated cardiac arrest.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 19, 2026
Dental hygienist and mother-of-one, Andrea Powell, 41, was resuscitated at the scene but died six days later due to her injuries.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2025
In 1997 Mary W Eubanks, a Duke University biologist, resuscitated the hybridization theory in a new variant.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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“The popular narrative about Johnson and Bird resuscitating a faltering league is incomplete” without mention of the American Basketball Association “and two of its signature players,” writes Mr. Epplin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
Lifeguards at Bondi have been praised for their courage on the day of the December 14 attack, dragging people to safety, bandaging and resuscitating victims, and pulling panicked swimmers from the waves.
From Barron's ● Dec. 20, 2025
“I spend most of my time here resuscitating children,” Haj-Hassan said after a recent shift.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 27, 2024
But there’s no disputing that the task of resuscitating the Chargers, who were an ugly 5-12 last season and face severe salary-cap challenges, requires nothing less than the might and dedication of a caped crusader.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2024
Working quickly, he straddles Lincoln’s chest and begins resuscitating the president, hoping to improve the flow of oxygen to his brain.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
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