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reopen

[ree-oh-puhn] / riˈoʊ pən /


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The Agriculture Department said last month that it would reopen ports along the southern border to Mexican cattle that had been shut out because of concerns about spreading a flesh-eating parasite called New World screwworm.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

Germany will tap the September 2028 Schatz on Tuesday, while it will reopen May 2041- and August 2048-dated Bunds on Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

However, it is now playing a role in negotiating with Iran to reopen the strait.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

Oil prices dipped after Friday's one-percent gains, with the United States and Iran continuing to snipe at each other and showing no signs of reaching a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

“When you reopen, I’ll put in a couple of hours for free.”

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer

It will again return to the Getty when it reopens, just in time for the 2028 L.A.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

The bakery said: "Every shop that reopens means jobs restored, a unit back in use and footfall returning to the high street, which we believe serves everyone's interests: ours, theirs and the wider local economy's."

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

“I told René, ‘Why don’t we all go to Noma when it reopens?’

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

As the Strait reopens, the firm now estimates a 4.8 million bpd surplus for next year.

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 2026

Lourdes is mesmerized by the greenish water, by the sad, sputtering fountain, and a wound inside her reopens.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

In 2023, as soon as the China-Hong Kong border reopened after the pandemic she made her way to Hong Kong to find it.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

That agreement set out financial rewards for Tehran if it reopened the strait and entered serious negotiations on its nuclear program.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

And the inquiry was reopened on Friday, according to the House of Commons website.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Karina Ferreira, manager of El Rey del Pescado, reopened the restaurant in the quake-battered region at the urging of the restaurant’s workers.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

The borders had reopened, and he left the country on a "business trip" to Italy.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

Washington has pursued its own efforts to secure the reopening.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

Analysts at Eurasia Group said in a report that they expect a U.S.-Iran de-escalation in September, which would allow for a partial reopening of the strait.

From MarketWatch Aug. 16, 2026

Other businesses have been reopening outside the mall.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

There was also little major reaction to a report that Iran and Oman were in advanced talks on reopening Hormuz to some maritime shipping.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

Virginia’s governor, Lindsay Almond capitulated in the fight over schools, reopening Norfolk, Charlottesville, and Front Royal schools in 1959 and inching toward integration: eighty-six black students in those districts now attended school with whites.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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