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resume

[ri-zoom] / rɪˈzum /


résumé


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It is updating paint and bathrooms in Cracker Barrel restaurants, but has no immediate plans to resume the extensive store remodeling that sparked so much outcry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 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

Gregg said that death sentences and executions could resume because the court was satisfied that the penalty could be administered in a way that guaranteed that capital defendants would be treated fairly and equally.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

When the weather finally cleared and it was time to resume the journey home, one of the crew members made a suggestion.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler




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