revive
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For 20 minutes, we pressed on his chest and pushed medicines, but despite our best efforts, we could not revive him.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
The Miami meeting follows visits to Moscow and Kyiv last month by Witkoff, a longtime Trump confidant, and Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law, as Washington seeks to revive negotiations that have yielded little progress.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
Hamilton joins him on the front row to revive memories of their no-holds-barred title battle five years ago.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Opera will once again revive director Mario Bava’s 1961 movie, “Hercules in the Haunted World,” a sword-and-sandal adventure that The Times has described as having “low-budget production values, atrocious acting and even worse dubbing.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
When I met with Horchow, he explained to me how he won the rights to revive the Gershwin musical Girl Crazy as Crazy for You.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
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A limp toddler is carried past me towards a police officer, who revives him with a light shake.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Press freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders, which had a representative in court, wrote on social media that the trial "revives hope that justice will finally be served for a crime perpetrated nearly nine years ago".
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
With a healthy dose of RuPaul’s signature wit and enough drag queen-friendly lighting to combat Hollywood’s run of dimly lit features, the team revives the disaster spoof with stylish aplomb.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
The effort to establish a West Coast coal export terminal revives a fight that has played out repeatedly in recent years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
The question revives Kropp, more particularly as he hears there’s no more beer in the canteen.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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All of a sudden, Bass was a staggering champion lunging at a revived Raman, who swung and stung and ducked the way only a hungry up-and-comer can.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
Since then, in 2025 the Flintshire road was revived in a proposed transport plan, and this year the new Plaid government was said to be reviewing options to build the third Menai bridge.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Fabled camera maker Leica has revived its fortunes partly by taking control of its distribution from dealers and capturing some of the lucrative secondhand market for its product.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
The revived proteins could provide scientists with new ideas for treating antibiotic resistant infections, which have become a major global health challenge.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
At least the cold air revived me a little and I could think more clearly.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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Nozell was Parton’s longtime manager and is credited with reviving the “I Will Always Love You” singer’s international touring career.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman agreed to dismiss the criminal case against David Hearn with prejudice on Thursday, prohibiting the federal government from reviving the felony charge against him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Wells Fargo said breakout hits were essential to reviving Netflix’s stock.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
US President Donald Trump's business partner Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner visited Moscow in hopes of reviving negotiations to end Europe's worst conflict since WWII.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
Had I decided to believe her, her pronouncement would have toppled my confidence all over again, reviving the old thrum of not enough, not enough.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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