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Resume, in the sense of "a written account of professional qualifications," comes from a French word meaning what?

resume

[ri-zoom] / rɪˈzum /


résumé


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“When services do resume, please be kind to our operators and transit team as they navigate this unimaginable tragedy,” Puza concluded his announcement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

But the CBP had said in a court filing this week that the pause had lapsed on September 30 and work would soon resume.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Be sure you’re attending networking events, staying in touch with old bosses and colleagues, and keeping your resume up to date.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

Metro trains were suspended but road traffic was eventually allowed to resume.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

“He must have been impressed with your resume, Mister-Big-Time-Restaurant-Manager,” said Mom.

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling

Student success: Payne wants college to do more to offer “immediate perceived value,” including teaching résumé building, interview skills and how to apply to jobs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

In a trial brief submitted earlier this year, prosecutors alleged Weinberg repeatedly traded on his Hollywood résumé and affiliation with “Scrubs” — the beloved hospital sitcom he wrote and produced for from 2001 to 2010.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

A desperate job seeker might not fact-check that affiliation and, thrilled to be contacted by the purported recruiter, send over her résumé or pay for consulting services to improve her chances at getting a job.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

I was somewhat uncomfortable with this practice, and Heritage found it embarrassing enough that my boss there once told me I was forbidden to mention “ghostwriting” on my résumé.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

The résumé spun and plunged to the ground.

From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson

The gift of Ping Ping and Fu Shuang to Atlanta was first heralded in April, but Xi has now announced they will arrive in just a few days as China's panda diplomacy resumes.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

In the process, she discovered the forgotten digital detritus left on their hard drives: old resumes, photo albums, Word documents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

They sent out candidate resumes, with half being AI-generated and the other half written exclusively by humans.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

“The Diplomat” resumes for its fourth season Thursday, Oct.

From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026

He tapples rapidly into his dimputer, tapple, tapple, tapple, pauses, looks up, ponders the ceiling, resumes tappling.

From "The Unfinished Angel" by Sharon Creech

One resident also said mobile phone services appear to have resumed in parts of the city.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Still, yields on longer-term Treasurys barely changed, and they quickly resumed their climb on Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

They resumed digging at a sprawling and decaying property, shifting the focus from a battered greenhouse that was the center of attention Tuesday to an area nearer a home.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

On the downside, spending also got a boost from an increase in gas prices after the U.S. and Iran resumed hostilities.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

Taran lined the bottom of the cage with leaves, gently put the gwythaint inside, and they resumed their march.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander

Kinsella's pioneering journey back to the sport is so rare it became the subject of a university research paper into elite gymnasts resuming their careers after giving birth.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

OpenAI halted training of its latest models for two weeks in August before resuming it under tighter controls.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

Even if a governor rescinds the moratorium, resuming executions would be a long and complicated process because the state has no approved protocol or facilities to carry out death sentences.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

However, Europeans fumbled perhaps their best chance to change the momentum when Icelanders voted narrowly on Aug. 29 against resuming negotiations on entering the European Union.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

Before resuming the search I spat twice on my right palm and parted the spittle with my left forefinger, watching to see where the most spit went.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane




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