rekindle
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The yen’s moves on Monday may rekindle market chatter about potential intervention, particularly as authorities have in the past taken advantage of thinned liquidity during public holidays to step in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
Real Madrid confident in securing a deal for Manchester City's Rodri, Inter Milan could rekindle move for Liverpool's Curtis Jones and Aston Villa have bid for Palmeiras forward Allan rejected.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
He later appeared with Sharaa at a forum dedicated to Syria’s reconstruction effort, pledging support from his government and French firms to rekindle Syria’s economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Hussain tried to rekindle the relationship but the woman rebutted his attempts on numerous occasions.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
Or maybe they just wanted a few weeks alone to rekindle the romance.
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
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The film also rekindles a lot of the romance that’s been missing from the Cup as it’s evolved into its multi-hull, super-technology era.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Audi's entry this year rekindles that old rivalry with Mercedes, and battle lines have already been drawn in a pre-season row over the rules governing the engines' compression ratio.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026
“I encountered six to eight rekindles during my career and each time the local battalion chiefs showed up to try and convince the investigators it was arson.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2025
“The Bricklayer” is filled with throwback testosterone-fueled tropes: Vail rekindles a romance with a woman of questionable motives; he teaches Bannon the ropes; he’s an old dog whose old tricks still work.
From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2024
She pours the rest of the water into our new pot while Kim rekindles the fire by adding dry leaves and branches.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
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But when pop singer Suki Waterhouse invited her to a session, it rekindled her passion for writing.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Pershing Square CEO Bill Ackman, who stormed out of his Netflix investment a few years ago, has rekindled that old flame.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
This past week’s anemic employment report rekindled a burning question for the U.S. economy: How many new jobs does it actually need?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
The personal struggle and public fight against Lineage has rekindled her Catholicism, the 52-year-old said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
He rekindled the fire and he got a cloth and wet it and put it over the boy’s forehead.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
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Palmer has developed a strong understanding with the Brazil forward, while also rekindling his on-pitch partnership with his "best friend in football", Morgan Rogers, during the early stages of Xabi Alonso's reign as manager.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
The alleged killing risks rekindling tensions over the presence of the U.S. military on the Japanese island, where crimes committed by American servicemen have been a source of anger for years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
Sean Harding downloaded Whatnot, a live-shopping app, after rekindling his childhood baseball-card collecting hobby.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
The blaze, later determined to be a rekindling of a week-old fire, swiftly spread out of control, destroying more than 6,800 structures in Pacific Palisades, Malibu and nearby areas.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
Deep within, I feel something like the touch of a finger’s tip against my soul, rekindling hope there.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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