restore
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Carney asked the provinces to restore US alcohol to the shelves during trade talks, but now that they have collapsed, it's likely the ban will return.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
The address will seek to restore confidence in the Fed’s commitment to taming inflation, and ease concerns that the absence of forward guidance will undermine stability, Samarra Hammoud, FX strategist at CBA, said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The UC debate over whether to restore SAT and ACT emerged as one of the university’s most closely watched issues after more than 3,000 UC faculty signed open letters demanding the exams return.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
The researchers found that curcumin treatment appeared to reduce inflammation and restore more normal calcium activity in blood vessels.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
Once they reached the citadel, they were to restore its defunct pulley system so that their future comings and goings would not be dependent on flight.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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Refertilization occurs when magma restores chemical components to mantle rock that previously lost them during partial melting.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026
“She will not accept a recovery process that restores the status quo. She is committed to ensuring this community is safer moving forward than it was before the fire began.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
"Nature restores and reestablishes itself very quickly," she said, noting that whilst the freshly-broken ground looks harsh, it will soon "become more natural."
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Banyan Motors, a Houston-based company that restores 20th-century German cars, says its roster of female clients rose 60% in the past two years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
He leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
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The NIO added that Sir Chris told the chair that "public confidence in the Commission has been damaged and needs to be restored".
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
This suggests that the treatment restored functional light perception strongly enough to produce natural, visually guided behavior.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
A cuneiform text attributed to King Tukultī-Ninurta II refers to a libation vessel that had originally been created by Tukultī-Ninurta I and was later restored by Aššur-uballit.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
The project’s motto, “De novo. Come Novo,” translates as “Anew. As new” The original material palette of silk, wood, bronze, glass and carpet has been restored.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Instead, you get restored or re-created buildings with plaques and interpretation boards, so it doesn’t have much, or indeed any, real life, but it still has a certain beguiling, polished prettiness.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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From Virginia to north Florida and west to Texas, tens of millions of denuded acres were planted with rows of pine, restoring the region’s canopy and creating a new asset class.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The research shows how geographical studies can help shape practical strategies for restoring damaged landscapes.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
Nipsco said on Sunday it was restoring power to everyone as soon as possible, and estimated Gary would have its electricity restored by Wednesday.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
“Ternus’s challenge will be to preserve the profitable machine Cook built while restoring a stronger sense of technological surprise.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
“Guess what? I finished restoring an old Coke machine today. Thing is like seventy years old.”
From "Fish in a Tree" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
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