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Umit, a female Amur tiger, has been released to Kazakhstan's Ile-Balkhash Nature Reserve as part of a programme to restore the animal's population, which was wiped out in central Asia a century ago.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Consider the timeline of congressional actions to restore Social Security’s finances:
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
“We restore for a sense of time and place,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Dan Gilbert, who got rich selling mortgages, spent billions of dollars from his personal fortune to restore Detroit’s downtown.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
She pleaded with everyone to come together and to volunteer to clean up the neighborhoods and help restore the Negro businesses that had been destroyed.
From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson
This result suggests that the approach restores the way proteins function rather than simply increasing or decreasing how much of each protein is present.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
Banyan Motors, a Houston-based company that restores 20th-century German cars, says its roster of female clients rose 60% in the past two years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Cristian Axle Sánchez Ruiz restores a relic at in a church in Tancitaro, which bills itself as Avocado Capital of the World.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
Whether this shift restores trust in polling or further erodes it will depend less on the technology itself than on how it is used, explained and regulated.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
The sun’s faint warmth restores my hope, assures me that I am safe now.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
Wales' only two-Michelin-star restaurant which received a one-star food hygiene rating after inspectors found flies, broken equipment and a dirty knife has had its five-star rating restored.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
One day in 2021, the couple had left the front door of their restored 1887 Monrovia home open and Baker wandered in uninvited.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
"Material losses can be restored, but no compensation can replace a loved one."
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
I give thanks that I can write this from my home, surrounded by family and with my freedom restored.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
His party restored the country to economic strength after the costly southern rebellion.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
“We are preserving and restoring the past for future generations to see what happened in 1887 in Monrovia — and how and why.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Aimed at restoring financial stability and restarting economic growth, its purpose was defined narrowly under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
A spokesperson for the department said it was "committed to restoring nature and cleaning up our rivers whilst upholding the highest animal welfare standards".
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
They are acts of institutional honesty and are the beginning of restoring faith in government and in the idea that America’s promise of equal justice under law still means something.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
“Sorry, sorry!” said Ron, clicking the Deluminator and restoring the lights.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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