reboot
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Last week, Ellison attempted a high-profile reputation reboot, extolling his love for movies and blaming politics for opposition to the deal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
You don't need to look hard to find a film or TV fan who will say a reboot is never as good as the original.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
But this makes the “Little House on the Prairie” reboot look all the more admirable even with its soft edges.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
Well, if the star were alive, he might just agree that the show has been ripe for a reboot since it first hit the airwaves in 1974.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
When the computers reboot, the screens flash red where it happened.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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The 1993 blockbuster dominated his filmography and sparked a series of sequels and reboots - including the recent Jurassic World series, in which he reprised his role as palaeontologist Dr Alan Grant.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Rather than chasing sequels and reboots, Netflix is betting its 2026 film strategy on a massive investment in original storytelling and a renewed focus on the theatrical comedy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2026
The path these men blazed led to the endless sequels and prequels, remakes and reboots, churned out by the corporate-owned, IP-obsessed studios of the 2020s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
Director Fede Álvarez reboots the franchise for a new generation by deftly blending the horror of the first movie with the adrenaline-spiking action of the second, along with a little too much goofy fan service.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2025
The 31-year-old actor who recently starred in Nosferatu and Juror #2 feels confident that this version of Superman will buck the trend of failed reboots.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2025
Some OpenAI developers hacked the site to get 200 water bottles, so it had to be rebooted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
While there’s no doubt the boycott irreversibly shifted public perception of the franchise in its rebooted state, “Scream 7” managed a record-breaking opening weekend gross of $63.6 million, the franchise’s largest before inflation is adjusted.
From Salon ● Mar. 6, 2026
However, gold saw selling earlier in the session after pushing above $5,500, recovered, then selling rebooted later in the day.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 30, 2026
The former professional bodybuilder and firefighter, from Ilkeston in Derbyshire, has become a fan favourite on the rebooted series over the past two years.
From BBC ● Jan. 1, 2026
Brightbill hugged his mother’s face as her computer brain rebooted.
From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown
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Even more frightening is the fact he's rebooting for version 2.0.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
President Ahmed al-Sharaa has been rebooting Syria's international credentials and seeking to revive his struggling country after toppling longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in December 2024.
From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026
The Academy Awards, which is rebooting in 2029 with a move from ABC to YouTube, isn’t expected to involve sponsored prediction market tie-ins Sunday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
Its servers don’t store user data and wipe everything clean after rebooting.
From Salon ● Dec. 12, 2025
Just a maintenance tech here, folks, heading home after a long night of rebooting routers.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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