reinstate
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Because Bubic is on the 60-day IL, the Dodgers will need to clear spots on the active and 40-man rosters to reinstate him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
In January 2011, the Supreme Court upheld Singh's life sentence, refusing the prosecutors' plea to reinstate the death penalty.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
In November 2023, when OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was suddenly fired, hundreds of employees signed a public letter pressuring the board of directors to reinstate him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
On Thursday, an independent arbitrator ordered the newspaper to reinstate Attiah and restore her wages and benefits after she was fired in September for a social media post following the Turning Point USA co-founder’s death.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
It was fully realised that though the human beings had been defeated in the Battle of the Cowshed they might make another and more determined attempt to recapture the farm and reinstate Mr. Jones.
From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell
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The NCAA, meanwhile, is hoping an appeals court reinstates Sorsby’s ban.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 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
The Heisman Trust reinstates the trophy to Reggie Bush and USC, three years after the era of forbidding college athletes from receiving compensation ended.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2024
He will explain that he now reinstates thee as Prioress of the Order.
From The White Ladies of Worcester A Romance of the Twelfth Century by Florence L. (Florence Louisa) Barclay
Sweden reinstated conscription in 2018 and will call up 9,000 recruits this year, compared with 3,500 in 2018.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 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
Mr. Altman famously fought back and was reinstated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
She said that after her employees’ federal badges expired last month, they were eventually reinstated until Oct.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
In March 1925, Hoover had reinstated Wren but only after warning him, “Unless you measure up to the standards that are now in effect in this Bureau, I will be compelled to request your resignation.”
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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Admissions officers and researchers who spoke to the board appeared skeptical of reinstating testing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
More colleges are recognizing this by reinstating standardized test requirements for admissions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
The party's proposals include reinstating short sentences for shoplifters and ensuring serious offenders serve their full sentences.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Attorneys for Kil said the university was in the process of reinstating her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 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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