resurrect
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Others are preserving genetic material in case we ever work out how to resurrect species from the dead.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Researchers have found that the only way to resurrect the small-cap effect is to focus on small-cap stocks that are at the quality end of the “quality-versus-junk” spectrum.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
“I don’t know the people that are trying to resurrect the Confederacy,” Theiling replied.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
One is that it’s impossible to resurrect a species that has been gone for so long that no biological material that could provide original DNA exists any longer.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
In fact, as I watched Mara pump the bellows to resurrect the coals, I was never more sure of anything in my whole life.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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It resurrects the controversial so-called "Highway to Hel" bus journey formerly run by local company PKS Gdynia.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
For his second role as Ingrid’s onscreen boyfriend, Condon resurrects a discarded number from the original musical where Luna croons about being “An Everyday Man,” his warm voice perfectly imperfect.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2025
In a later chapter, Toscano resurrects another ‘70s radical, the Italian literary critic Furio Jesi, whose extraordinary insights into the “religion and mythology of death” in right-wing culture were entirely new to me.
From Salon ● Jan. 21, 2024
Cellulose: Made from up to 85% recycled paper and paper waste, cellulose resurrects old paper from the dead to keep your creepy cottage comfortable.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2023
The story of a young god typical of the Spring who suffers a premature death, and after a time resurrects from the grave is well known in the mythologies of other nations.
From Creed And Deed A Series of Discourses by Felix Adler
As for being resurrected for Season 2, Linklater admits he pitched Dippold.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
President Trump resurrected the deal and approved it on the condition that Nippon Steel increased its investments in U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
Late actor Val Kilmer has been resurrected by AI to appear in a forthcoming film, which he agreed to star in before his death in April 2025.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
Marcus Smart resurrected his career as a tenacious defender at 32 years old.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2026
As far as I knew, she liked her resurrected rose-garden fence just fine.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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Part of the plan includes resurrecting dormant neighborhoods by refurbishing homes and building new ones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
The BBC's filling the gap on iPlayer by resurrecting classic sets from its archive - from Radiohead in 1997 to Olivia Rodrigo last year.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
Instead, Lodge, who goes by Cabot, picked up an HP-12C financial calculator and never looked back, perhaps with an eye to resurrecting the family’s business bona fides.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
But outside scientists suggest it’s a stretch to see that as a major step toward resurrecting the moa, a giant flightless bird that disappeared from its New Zealand habitat in the 1400s.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
Perhaps not, she thinks, perhaps it is a personality phenomenon: the real Yolanda resurrecting on an August afternoon above the kempt green lawns of this private facility.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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