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rekindle

[ree-kin-dl] / riˈkɪn dl /
VERB
light again
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Without any winking irony or condescension to our ancient forebears in storytelling, the writer-director aims to rekindle our fascination with these oft-told tales: the Trojan Horse, the Sirens’ song, Scylla and Charybdis.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

The fire that broke out last week at the Lineage cold storage facility has helped to rekindle calls for additional fire department funding.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 23, 2026

The party also wants an annual "national action day" to help "rekindle civic pride" and more action to tackle littering connected to fast food outlets.

From BBC Jun. 10, 2026

The Italian label is pursuing a revamp strategy under a new executive and creative leadership, in an effort to rekindle consumer appetite for its designs.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 16, 2026

Haupt told his mother that he wanted to rekindle his relationship with Gerda.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple

Forward movement itself is the ingredient that rekindles energy and a sense of agency.

From The Wall Street Journal May 3, 2026

Audi's entry this year rekindles that old rivalry with Mercedes, and battle lines have already been drawn in a pre-season row over the rules governing the engines' compression ratio.

From BBC Feb. 27, 2026

She leaves her husband, moves into a predominantly Black neighborhood and rekindles an old passion for journalism.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2024

“The Bricklayer” is filled with throwback testosterone-fueled tropes: Vail rekindles a romance with a woman of questionable motives; he teaches Bannon the ropes; he’s an old dog whose old tricks still work.

From New York Times Apr. 19, 2024

She pours the rest of the water into our new pot while Kim rekindles the fire by adding dry leaves and branches.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

Pershing Square CEO Bill Ackman, who stormed out of his Netflix investment a few years ago, has rekindled that old flame.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

The personal struggle and public fight against Lineage has rekindled her Catholicism, the 52-year-old said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2026

The move rekindled a long-running debate over food and religion in the world's most populous country, with critics accusing the government of trying to turn schoolchildren vegetarian.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

Although Stokes said he had developed "negative feelings" around playing for England, he said his time back in county cricket rekindled his love for the game.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

In the morning he rekindled the fire and they ate and watched the shore.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy

After dropping below 6% for the first time since 2022 just prior to the start of the Iran war on Feb. 28, mortgage rates climbed last month as oil prices soared, rekindling inflation worries.

From MarketWatch Apr. 30, 2026

But it is also the avatar of a decadent Old World barely capable of maintaining the artifacts of its past, let alone rekindling its genius.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 27, 2026

But with so many difficulties to navigate, a full rekindling of the old relationship is unlikely - it is more realistically the start of a slow diplomatic thaw.

From BBC Jan. 28, 2026

"What I would want to avoid is rekindling inflationary pressure by moving too quickly and squandering the significant progress we have made taming inflation," he said.

From Barron's Oct. 16, 2025

Giannini saw Howard rekindling his lost love of horses and thought he should stop dabbling and commit himself fully to Thoroughbred racing.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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