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rekindle

[ree-kin-dl] / riˈkɪn dl /
VERB
light again
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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

Petco Park already is a year-round concert venue and event center, and the Padres could rekindle plans to develop a large parking lot near the ballpark.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

Continued disruption of oil and gas flows threatens to push energy and shipping costs higher, rekindle inflation and weigh on global growth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

The fire that broke out last week at the Lineage cold storage facility has helped to rekindle calls for additional fire department funding.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026

Haupt told his mother that he wanted to rekindle his relationship with Gerda.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple

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

She leaves her husband, moves into a predominantly Black neighborhood and rekindles an old passion for journalism.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2024

“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

This dish rekindles that memory, offering a grown-up take on the crusted white fish.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 16, 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

The two events have rekindled investor worries of so-called "circular investments" that have seen AI companies investing in each other in recent years.

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 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

The personal struggle and public fight against Lineage has rekindled her Catholicism, the 52-year-old said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026

Although Stokes said he had developed "negative feelings" around playing for England, he said his time back in county cricket rekindled his love for the game.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

Then right before he left for Falmouth, where he was to depart for his voyage around the world, Charles and Fanny Owen saw each other again and rekindled their romance.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman

After dropping below 6% for the first time since 2022 just prior to the start of the Iran war on Feb. 28, mortgage rates climbed last month as oil prices soared, rekindling inflation worries.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026

A day after federal prosecutors announced that the catastrophic Palisades fire was caused by the rekindling of a smaller arson fire days earlier, Los Angeles city officials were in damage control mode.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2026

After Trump won office in 2016, Sargeant began rekindling his relationship with Venezuela.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026

But with so many difficulties to navigate, a full rekindling of the old relationship is unlikely - it is more realistically the start of a slow diplomatic thaw.

From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2026

Giannini saw Howard rekindling his lost love of horses and thought he should stop dabbling and commit himself fully to Thoroughbred racing.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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