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The junta established under N'Tam, a close associate of Embalo, has set December 6 as the date for presidential and legislative elections meant to restore civilian rule.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
"No court sentence can undo the suffering that has been caused or restore all that each person has lost."
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
One of his first orders of business was navigating a $60 million settlement with the federal government to restore research funding and resolve allegations of civil-rights violations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Scientists have identified a way to restore cartilage in aging knee joints, at least in mice, by blocking a protein whose levels rise with age.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
The Allied occupation consisted of Western soldiers, mostly Americans, who were stationed in Japan to restore order and tell the Japanese people how to make a new government.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
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Refertilization occurs when magma restores chemical components to mantle rock that previously lost them during partial melting.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 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
Using NFC technology, the physical device connects with the app and restores access.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
The yin fixes the yang, the image restores the original: with DNA, as with Dorian Gray, the prototype is constantly reinvigorated by its portrait.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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The skyscraper, opened in New York nearly 100 years ago, will see its Art Deco crown polished and restored during a refurbishment that will also involve the restoration of the building's 77-storey façade.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
But restored volumes don’t mean a return to normal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
Relations were ultimately restored with Turkish mediation and the deal with Somaliland seemingly put on the back burner.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
A judge ordered the money restored last year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Instead, you get restored or re-created buildings with plaques and interpretation boards, so it doesn’t have much, or indeed any, real life, but it still has a certain beguiling, polished prettiness.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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The government said the completion of works on Friday showed "just how serious" it was about tackling waste crime and restoring affected countryside.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
"Despite Seoul's decision to recall its ambassador, Ukraine remains open to restoring a constructive dialogue -- even if it takes time," Ukraine's foreign ministry spokesman Georgiy Tykhy told reporters.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
She’s up against similar issues now, after a federal judge ruled against restoring early voting sites on several college campuses in her state earlier this year.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
Saudi Arabia has resumed oil exports via its East-West pipeline after repairing drone-strike damage, restoring a key route around the Strait of Hormuz.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
“Charming as that may be,” Muriel said, “I would require the energy of a knot unraveling to work any spell capable of restoring your grandmother to her former state.”
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
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