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restore

[ri-stawr, -stohr] / rɪˈstɔr, -ˈstoʊr /




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Eyewitness accounts can restore the missing parts of the story, including what happens afterward.

From Salon Sep. 19, 2026

The developments add to risks around Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea export route as the kingdom works to restore the East-West Pipeline.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

Long Mead meadow acts as a donor site where seeds are gathered to help restore other similar habitats around Oxfordshire.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

Also weighing on crude were reports that Saudi Arabia is seeking to restore about half the capacity of its cross-country oil pipeline after the link was halted following Houthi attacks over the weekend.

From MarketWatch Sep. 17, 2026

There was almost nothing anyone could do for him, but Dr. McIlroy massaged the young man’s feet, trying to restore the circulation.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

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

“She will not accept a recovery process that restores the status quo. She is committed to ensuring this community is safer moving forward than it was before the fire began.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

"Nature restores and reestablishes itself very quickly," she said, noting that whilst the freshly-broken ground looks harsh, it will soon "become more natural."

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

By threading Celan’s poems through the lived record, Ms. Arno restores a proud, wounded, flirtatious, multilingual man often romanticized by reverence.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 2026

He leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry

Oil prices fell for a third day Friday, with WTI crude slipping below $100 a barrel as expectations of restored Saudi pipeline flows eased immediate supply concerns.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

In a different Alzheimer's mouse model, a diet enriched with L-serine increased blood levels of both L-serine and D-serine and partially restored measures of new neuron production in the hippocampus.

From Science Daily Sep. 18, 2026

Cobbled-together Hormuz flows and even a fully restored East-West pipeline would only marginally help the availability of fuels like gasoline and diesel.

From MarketWatch Sep. 17, 2026

The aim is to have full production restored by 28 September.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

“Josie, you have restored my faith in humanity. And...”

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

The bet was that it could return to profitability by restoring its fashion authority and making its clients feel like they were part of an exclusive club.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

The decision was always going to be in large part about restoring the Fed’s credibility, and “a credibility move only works if the room believes it,” Ahn told MarketWatch in an email.

From MarketWatch Sep. 16, 2026

Projects need to have a focus on improving air quality, helping communities adapt to climate change or restoring nature across Wolverhampton, Sandwell, Walsall, Dudley, Birmingham, Solihull and Coventry.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

I love taking something that’s been neglected and restoring it and then using it so it’s not just forgotten.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

Afterward she went about the task of restoring a semblance of order to the mess the police had created.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane




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