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




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Lazaro and Foreign Minister Tin Maung Swe "held substantive discussions on ways to restore Myanmar's original role and rights within ASEAN", according to a statement from Myanmar's foreign ministry.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

The company now aims to restore marketing spending to 10% of net sales with the help of recently implemented, nearly double-digit price increases, executives said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Meanwhile, Oman said discussions with Iran had produced an outline for a temporary arrangement to restore free navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, although political obstacles remain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

As Macron enters the final months of his presidency, he faces pressure to restore order while maintaining dialogue with unions and student groups.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

My father observed this from his office by the tipple and came out to restore order.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

Rosales restores Ever’s multi-dimensionality, reminding the world that her cousin loved mathematics and philosophy, that he never missed a day of high school, and that he was a prankster, lover, father and brother.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Refertilization occurs when magma restores chemical components to mantle rock that previously lost them during partial melting.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 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

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

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

Nearby, the 1930s modernist villa of Hungarian opera singer Rózsi Walter was restored and reopened in 2022 as an architecture museum, with an emphasis on the legacy of Hungarian-American architect and designer Marcel Breuer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

The Rumbach Synagogue, an 1870s Moorish Revival masterpiece by Austrian architect Otto Wagner, was restored and reopened in 2021; in addition to religious services, it offers tours and holds concerts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Plus, some students were surprised that the restored teacher estimates didn't match prelim results.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

The two-disc set also includes a restored “Freaks.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Back in the Honeycomb, Groundsel immediately surrendered himself and his fugitives to Fiver, who was still bemused from his long trance, and scarcely restored to his senses sufficiently to grasp what was toward.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

The findings suggest that future therapies might work by restoring cardiolipin levels or by influencing the protective adaptations controlled by ERRγ.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

Persuading the persuadable is; so is restoring dignity and accountability to the office of the presidency.

From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2026

CARACAS—When Dinorah Figuera first sat down for talks on restoring democratic institutions here, she faced one of the most powerful figures in the autocratic regime that drove her into exile.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

On Saturday evening, she talked to a crowd at a brewery about restoring shop class to junior high schools and creating measures that facilitate repairing rather than replacing electronics and appliances.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

In addition to all his other labours he was busy directing the cleaning up and restoring of Bag End; but he was often away in the Shire on his forestry work.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien


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