reinstate
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The decision to reinstate the death penalty was widely criticised by rights groups.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
Or more simply, to reinstate the study of the values of Western civilization.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
On Monday, they announced they were suing to reinstate their access.
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026
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
“It appears I shall have to reinstate Chiron as activities director. I suppose I do miss the old horse’s pinochle games.”
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
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The bank reinstates BlueScope with a buy rating and A$37.70/share target.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
The EU's goal is that Meta reinstates third-party AI assistants' access to WhatsApp under the same conditions as before its October 2025 policy change when it "effectively" barred them.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 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
Lodged as they are in official quarters, they are merely to print formal statements, write letters, and, behaving properly, wait until the sovereign people, their employer, reinstates them.
From The French Revolution - Volume 3 by John Durand
Only 13 inmates have been killed since voters reinstated the death penalty in 1978.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
Gold was briefly removed from the board during an inquiry but reinstated after a city investigation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
Her claims were initially rejected, reinstated on appeal, then struck out again.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
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 the end of September before visiting days were reinstated at La Victoria, and we got to see the men.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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On X, Musk posted that he would sign a petition reinstating Huang.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026
The party's proposals include reinstating short sentences for shoplifters and ensuring serious offenders serve their full sentences.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
This included a cut to VAT on household electricity bills and business rate cuts for pubs, reinstating a £2 bus fare cap in England and holding initial cross-party talks on social care reform.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
If Fedorov and Syrskiy can’t work together, then reinstating Fedorov would require dismissing his top general, whom he handpicked for the job.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
But his contrition did not last long, for the next day he informed us he was reinstating all the charges against us.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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