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resume

[ri-zoom] / rɪˈzum /


résumé


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He said Tehran would resume "full-scale offensive operations" if US strikes continue for another two or three days.

From Barron's Jul. 18, 2026

Events can only resume if there are no further lightning strikes for at least 30 minutes.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

He later was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect but eventually was able to resume his basketball career.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

The global economy has less capacity to cushion the blow from a reduction in energy supplies moving through the Strait of Hormuz as the U.S. and Iran resume hostilities, the International Monetary Fund said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

He tucks her resume and references inside his jacket pocket and holds his hand out to her.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas

But what really made Platner appealing to Moraff and Fan didn’t have anything to do with the kind of person he was or what was, or wasn’t, on his résumé.

From Slate Jul. 8, 2026

While Brown’s résumé is unimpeachable, the advanced statistics that every team scours actually show him as an inefficient scorer whose teams are sometimes better with him off the floor than on it.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 2026

Even unrelated, low-skill jobs on a résumé can be valuable for entry-level candidates, reflecting an eagerness to work hard and succeed, Shafransky told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch Jun. 19, 2026

Before 1994, it was rare to see an American playing for a major club in Europe; this summer more than two-thirds of the players on the U.S. team have that on their résumé.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 7, 2026

“What about the other website that came up below this one? The résumé one—it might say where she’s lived.”

From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks

The competition resumes on 6 November and the finals will be held on 28 and 29 November.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

He pointed to an informal opinion about video resumes from the federal government’s Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in 2010.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

The board resumes meeting in August, giving it time to adopt a revised budget before an adviser would be named.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

The inquest, once it resumes, is expected to last five days.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

Then she resumes the tour: “Sunken living room. Greenhouse adjoining the dining area. And, as you can see, the house is well supplied with windows.”

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

In April, the company resumed share repurchases of up to $1.5 billion, aided by war-induced price rises which delivered a cash boost.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

The court heard Oldham Safeguarding Children's Partnership, had resumed a review into Preston's death, following its suspension for the criminal trial to take place.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

The Italian jockey only recently resumed riding a few weeks ago after missing five months because of a fall in January at Gulfstream Park.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 19, 2026

Iran's health ministry said Friday that at least 38 people had been killed and more than 400 injured in the country since fighting resumed.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

Some clutched their rosaries and Bibles and performed the sign of the cross, then apologized and resumed their inanimate positions.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

"Now the plant is resuming operations, specialists and workers are being recruited. We are pinning our hopes on this plant, that people will come and the village will continue to live."

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

But that offered only temporary relief, with the selloff resuming as risk appetite returned amid easing tensions in the Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

After weeks of upheaval, ordinary life was resuming in several cities.

From Barron's Jun. 22, 2026

With Phillips resuming on 49, England telegraphed their plan and Phillips was happy to take on the short ball.

From BBC Jun. 18, 2026

I moved back home with the children in early August, resuming my duties, putting a good face over a sore heart, hiding the sun—as the people around here say—with a finger.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez




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