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reinstate

[ree-in-stayt] / ˌri ɪnˈsteɪt /


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A “whistleblower” is seeking the counsel of Michael and Olivia to sue a tech company called Colt AI, demanding they reinstate safety guardrails and an ethics committee.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

On Monday, they announced they were suing to reinstate their access.

From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026

During Joe Biden's term as US president, he made some attempts to reinstate the Obama-era deal, but this did not happen.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

Harry waged a years-long, ultimately unsuccessful legal battle with the government to reinstate his publicly funded security.

From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026

During the last few days of April, Mother Lois had humbled herself to make several trips to North Little Rock’s school headquarters to plead for her job, but they had refused to reinstate her.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals

The NCAA, meanwhile, is hoping an appeals court reinstates Sorsby’s ban.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026

“We hope the school board reinstates him promptly to his position as superintendent.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026

Even if the president reinstates most levies, the Treasury might have to refund what it has already collected.

From Barron's ● Feb. 21, 2026

That language clearly reinstates any federal employee who was either told they’d be laid off during the shutdown or actually laid off.

From Slate ● Dec. 22, 2025

If a man behave with cowardice on one occasion, a contrary conduct reinstates him in his character.

From An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals by David Hume

Gold was briefly removed from the board during an inquiry but reinstated after a city investigation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

BBC Three, which is aimed at young audiences and launched hits such as Fleabag and Gavin & Stacey, previously moved online in 2016, but was reinstated as a TV channel in 2022.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

The high court reinstated capital punishment in 1976.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

It was removed from a sports photography festival in the northern French town of Deauville before a court ordered it reinstated.

From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026

After eight years, she was reinstated as first trombone.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

On Wednesday, a day after The Times reported on the dispute, the city said it was reinstating its previous agreement with the league, allowing children to return to its baseball fields.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The party's proposals include reinstating short sentences for shoplifters and ensuring serious offenders serve their full sentences.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

Once the tax is eliminated, the constitution would prohibit reinstating it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved reinstating the reward in the decade-old slaying and increasing it by $10,000.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

Before going to bed for the night, I wrote letters to my four just expelled students, reinstating them.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger


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