resurrect
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Last year, the mayor worked with the council to resurrect the city’s long postponed upgrade of the convention center, despite warnings about the long-term cost of the $2.6-billion project.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
“I’m hoping that you would, especially since you’re a decent man, Dale, that you would prevail upon whoever is conspiring to resurrect the Confederacy to remove this thing,” the 86-year-old Fraser said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Some will say that it’s unrealistic to resurrect USAID, that it is never coming back, and that we need to adjust to the new reality.
From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026
So the film-makers have used AI to resurrect him - with the blessing of his family - and have now revealed the results in the first trailer.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
The motives behind building the new church were twofold: to resurrect the ancient splendor of Byzantium and to show the world the financial wherewithal of die prospering Greek American community.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
Vocabulary lists containing resurrect
The Roman and Byzantine Empires, Lessons 1–2
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