rekindle
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The yen’s moves on Monday may rekindle market chatter about potential intervention, particularly as authorities have in the past taken advantage of thinned liquidity during public holidays to step in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
Petco Park already is a year-round concert venue and event center, and the Padres could rekindle plans to develop a large parking lot near the ballpark.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 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
But in Japan and South Korea he was able to rekindle flashes of brilliance, scoring eight times including twice in the final against Germany to banish the painful memories of Paris.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
Omakayas loved this time of the year and jumped from her blankets eagerly, rolled her sleeping mat and fur blanket, and put them away quickly so that she could help rekindle the outdoor cooking fire.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
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Forward movement itself is the ingredient that rekindles energy and a sense of agency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026
“I encountered six to eight rekindles during my career and each time the local battalion chiefs showed up to try and convince the investigators it was arson.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2025
“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
This dish rekindles that memory, offering a grown-up take on the crusted white fish.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 16, 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
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The two events have rekindled investor worries of so-called "circular investments" that have seen AI companies investing in each other in recent years.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
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
This past week’s anemic employment report rekindled a burning question for the U.S. economy: How many new jobs does it actually need?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 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 campaign for our release rekindled our hopes.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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The blaze, later determined to be a rekindling of a week-old fire, swiftly spread out of control, destroying more than 6,800 structures in Pacific Palisades, Malibu and nearby areas.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
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
Deep within, I feel something like the touch of a finger’s tip against my soul, rekindling hope there.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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