afresh

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The emirate, now home to some 240,000 Britons, represented a place to start afresh, far from the rising costs, political upheavals and overbearing class system back home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

I think you are right to look at moving to a new home and starting afresh.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 14, 2026

It is the only Slam missing from his resume and the 22-year-old will start afresh with a new coach after his shock split from Juan Carlos Ferrero, who mentored him since he was 15.

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

In that spirit, we asked players, pundits and even referees what football could look like if we ripped up the rulebook and started afresh.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025

The answer is always somewhere between the two extremes, and the balance between the two has to be struck afresh with each new topic.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton