reinstate
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Last month, Coates flew to Texas in a bid to meet the district attorney in Collin County and to call on him to reinstate the investigation but was told he would not speak to her.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
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
The chief justice wrote in 2021, in a ruling not to reinstate him, “Deters’ practice of law is not governed by constitution, rule of law or procedure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
On Monday, they announced they were suing to reinstate their access.
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026
“And not behind a person, but behind the desire to reinstate the factions. Who says I need you?”
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
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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
Athens revives the Academe and reinstates the Olympic games under a literary avatar.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 097, January, 1876 by Various
Rendell & Ritter added: "Our immediate priority is to support residents and to work with the freeholder and energy supplier to have the gas supply reinstated as quickly as possible."
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
Gold was briefly removed from the board during an inquiry but reinstated after a city investigation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
In 2022, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, George Desdunes’ fraternity, was reinstated at Cornell after an 11-year hiatus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 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
It is not what he expected, being liberated from the world and reinstated in a confined location.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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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
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
The researchers scored an early victory in the case in June 2025, when federal Judge Rita F. Lin granted them a preliminary injunction reinstating the terminated grants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 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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