reactivate

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The experts warned that dormant mould spores could reactivate when the overbudget and delayed facilities finally open, posing a health hazard for the lifetime of the buildings.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Boeing plans to reactivate a dormant production line at its Everett, Wash., factory to push 737 output higher in the coming months.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

When cysts reactivate, bradyzoites transform into rapidly multiplying tachyzoites that move throughout the body.

From Science Daily • Jan. 27, 2026

In later years, especially in older adults or in people whose immune systems are weakened, this dormant virus can reactivate and cause shingles.

From Science Daily • Dec. 3, 2025

In the months that followed the Fukushima Daiichi meltdown, when other reactors around Japan went offline for maintenance, the government withheld approval for them to reactivate.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland