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resume

[ri-zoom] / rɪˈzum /


résumé


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After a tense calm was restored on Monday, Iran warned it would resume hostilities if Israel continued to attack Lebanon.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Oil tankers also won’t immediately resume transiting through the Strait of Hormuz at full-bore even if the U.S.-Iran conflict dies down, adding to pressures propping prices up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Micron Technology shares fall as investors resume selling shares of memory-chip makers.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

In March, a federal judge halted aboveground construction, but an appeals court quickly allowed work to resume through June while the case proceeds.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

The land began to resume its daytime shape and color.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien




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