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resuscitate

[ri-suhs-i-teyt] / rɪˈsʌs ɪˌteɪt /


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On the campaign trail, he’s promising to resuscitate the city’s entertainment industry by fast-tracking film permits and cutting red tape.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Salzburg police said first responders used a defibrillator on Manninger, who was alone in the car, after he was freed from the vehicle, which was dragged along by the train, but could not resuscitate him.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

The network appeared to bank on that cross-promotion and corporate synergy by casting her as The Bachelorette to resuscitate its long-term decline in ratings.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

Even the departure of Enzo Maresca, who had consigned Sterling to the so-called "bomb squad" of unwanted Chelsea players, was unable to resuscitate the former Liverpool star's career at Stamford Bridge.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

She would find it increasingly exhausting to conjure up, to dust off, to resuscitate once again what was long dead.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini




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