reinstate
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An influential UC admissions committee abruptly pulls back its road map for studying whether the university should reinstate SAT tests in admissions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
With their bold scripts, memorable atmospheres and breathtaking visual landscapes, these films were enough to reinstate some faith in the Hollywood machine.
From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2026
At the University of California, hundreds of professors wrote a letter last week urging the UC regents to reinstate entrance-exam requirements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
He added that "fixing the foundations" of Plan 2 loans would reinstate trust in the sector from prospective students and their families going forward.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
He felt it important to do something to reinstate himself with Jake.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
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The NCAA, meanwhile, is hoping an appeals court reinstates Sorsby’s ban.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
ServiceNow extends gains into as second day after Bank of America reinstates coverage of the stock with a Buy rating.
From Barron's ● May 19, 2026
“We hope the school board reinstates him promptly to his position as superintendent.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 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
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
A growing number of prestigious universities — including Stanford, Harvard and Yale — and public university systems in Tennessee, Georgia and Texas have reinstated testing made optional during the pandemic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
The world's chemical weapons watchdog reinstated Syria on Thursday, noting a "significant change in circumstances" since the fall of Bashar al-Assad and "concrete steps" to dismantle his deadly stockpile of banned substances.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
It’s the first time an ejected player has been reinstated to the World Cup since 1962.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Some teams had concerns about safety at specific parts of the track where the straight mode could have been reinstated, sources have said.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
‘Then you are reinstated in probatio’ Octavian said, ‘until you have proven yourself in combat.’
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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“These problems, they have to be addressed, but you don’t address them by reinstating the SAT,” Birnir said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
The tech billionaire had ushered in sweeping changes to the platform after purchasing it, including reinstating the accounts of controversial figures and lifting some content restrictions.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026
They told me her personal physician had never declared her incompetent and was actually reinstating her competency.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 19, 2026
The Delaware Supreme Court reversed a lower court’s decision, reinstating Elon Musk’s 2018 stock options valued at $138 billion.
From Barron's ● Dec. 20, 2025
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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