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[ri-fresh] / rɪˈfrɛʃ /


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While writing “East of the River,” she returned to the book to refresh her inspiration, and its impact is apparent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Bilton is giving the nearly 60-year-old show a visual refresh, including a redesign, different lenses and shooting in 4K.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

“We are in the midst of a traditional server refresh cycle, despite significantly higher prices,” Morgan Stanley put as its third factor.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

The EA said it understood that changes to transport arrangements can be unsettling and added that it sometimes needs to refresh contracts to ensure value for money.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

I’d already studied a lot of this stuff, but I skimmed over it again now to refresh my memory.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

The company has benefited from investments in infrastructure to train cutting-edge AI models, strengthening networks and general equipment refreshes in American corporations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Since the pandemic, wardrobe refreshes have skewed more formal.

From MarketWatch ● May 31, 2026

Overall, "this will result, between now and 2030, in more than 60 new vehicle launches and 50 significant refreshes, across all brands and powertrain energies".

From Barron's ● May 21, 2026

“Tesla’s refreshes are pretty modest, and they’re driven by improving profitability,” said Ed Niedermeyer, who has written a book about Tesla and is working on a follow-up.

From Slate ● Feb. 12, 2025

I know that she likes to hear men boasting, it refreshes them so much.

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

However, refreshed and reshaped, Wouter Vrancken's men are embracing the trip to face a Celtic side still failing to convince a support that are becoming increasingly disgruntled after another chastening European defeat at Benfica.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

"Our findings suggest that repeated use of Hinoki root essential oil at home may support sleep initiation, sleep continuity, and feeling refreshed in the morning."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

There, Hyundai Motor 005380 -0.72%decrease; down pointing triangle celebrated the reveal of its newest Tucson sport-utility vehicle, one of more than 100 new or refreshed vehicles it has planned globally by 2030.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Lower prices have been working, he said, adding that new products and refreshed styles and displays — part of Target’s plans to revive sales — are the right formula to regain relevance.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

But Aragorn stood up as one refreshed, and his eyes smiled as he held a bowl before Faramir’s dreaming face.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

This breezy romp is a refreshing change from overwrought epics and anxiously earnest stories-with-a-message; Ibbotson’s offbeat, cozy prose reads like a daffier Ms. Rowling or a kinder Roald Dahl.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

In the wake of Gillis’ most recent hosting gig, it’s been refreshing to see men in the entertainment industry call him out.

From Salon ● Oct. 14, 2026

“So many people aren’t aware of anything outside of themselves, and so it was really refreshing and took me back to how a lot of house music used to be,” Savage says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Kang noted the influence of South Korean dramas smuggled in on USB drives, finding them "so refreshing and more credible than North Korea state propaganda".

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

The air above me kisses my cheeks with a refreshing breeze—the kind of weather that turns on the part of your brain that screams, Let’s have fun!

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer


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