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reset

[ree-set, ree-set] / riˈsɛt, ˈriˌsɛt /






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Stephen has a warning, though: "A return to the UK could be a useful brand reset, but a postcode does not reposition a brand. Behaviour does."

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

But after months of scandal over a former council member accused of acting as an illegal agent of China, residents and city leaders are trying to reset the relationship and impose safeguards.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

Rather than arrive unannounced at the owner’s door, I pulled over and reset my destination to a golf course about 25 miles away.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 22, 2026

But Thailand is among a band of neighbouring nations, sharing unavoidable border issues with Myanmar, which have used the polls as a cue to reset relations.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

I set the alarm for midnight; when it went off, I reset it for two o’clock, then for four o’clock.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien

The trend has been driven by "cleanfluencers" – content creators who share cleaning routines, home organisation tips and everyday resets with their followers.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

Even now, when I step into that water, something in me resets.

From Salon Aug. 5, 2026

If a homeowner is five years into a 30-year mortgage and refinances into a new 30-year term, that effectively resets the clock to year one.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

Target’s turnaround is gaining traction with accelerating store resets, 5.6% Q1 same-store sales, and new customer growth.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

Marie-Laure bends beside the hall table and finds the thread and resets the trip wire.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

Gen. Rob Bonta and 11 other state attorneys general, Ellison is resetting expectations.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

But months later new healthy B cells grow – effectively resetting the immune system.

From BBC Jun. 11, 2026

“While we are resetting near-term expectations, we expect that these actions will help set the stage for enhanced top and bottom-line results in 2027,” the CEO said.

From Barron's May 7, 2026

On Tuesday, the healthcare giant reported a 10% increase in sales in the first quarter, a period that’s usually slow for drugmakers due to resetting deductibles for U.S. patients, among other factors.

From MarketWatch Apr. 14, 2026

While the boy went up and down the empty hallways, cleaning banisters with bleach water, Etta came by the kitchen to report that Arnold Myerson had gotten sick, resetting the quarantine clock.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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