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restore

[ri-stawr, -stohr] / rɪˈstɔr, -ˈstoʊr /




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Plus, L3Harris ousted its CEO and the Justice Department moved to restore felons’ gun rights.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

To counter the growing threat across Fae territories, Prythian’s fractured Night Court must overcome internal rifts and recent betrayals to restore former alliances.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

"We are doing everything we can to try and recharge the levels in the storage tank that feeds the area to try and make sure we can restore supplies as soon as possible," it said.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

"We are working hard to restore access to these important features as quickly as possible," he wrote, assuring that the company was working "to make Discord safer for teens."

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

She pleaded with everyone to come together and to volunteer to clean up the neighborhoods and help restore the Negro businesses that had been destroyed.

From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson

Refertilization occurs when magma restores chemical components to mantle rock that previously lost them during partial melting.

From Science Daily Jul. 18, 2026

“She will not accept a recovery process that restores the status quo. She is committed to ensuring this community is safer moving forward than it was before the fire began.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

Whether this shift restores trust in polling or further erodes it will depend less on the technology itself than on how it is used, explained and regulated.

From BBC Apr. 30, 2026

The UK's foreign minister Yvette Cooper urged a "swift resolution to this conflict that restores regional stability".

From Barron's Mar. 27, 2026

The sun’s faint warmth restores my hope, assures me that I am safe now.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

Hichilema's administration has since secured a landmark debt restructuring deal, restored an International Monetary Fund programme and returned the economy to a growth path, winning praise from international lenders and investors.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Many parking spots have already been restored, and Smiley said that Bass promised parking enforcement would be suspended during the cleanup process to give residents more flexibility.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

Thames Water has repeatedly apologised for the outage and said it expects to have supplies restored by Friday.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

“She’s All That” star Tamara Mello and her husband, Emmy Award-winning TV editor Paolo Cascardo, are parting ways with their thoughtfully restored Los Angeles home—as they prepare to relocate across the country to Florida.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

On his hand rested the mutilated spider, but with its snipped-off legs restored.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

Even if he is truly committed to restoring Syria and stabilizing relations with Israel, the country will remain fragile.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

Together, these methods allowed the team to identify the astrocytes responsible for restoring injured tissue.

From Science Daily Aug. 12, 2026

Having nested together for eight years, Jackie and Shadow raised numerous chicks and bonded by restoring their nest.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

Rangers and volunteers at Attingham Park, in Atcham, have been building dams, restoring ponds and planting trees, in a bid to use their land as a sponge for the River Severn and River Tern.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

“Oh yes, the restoring booster. I suppose I did promise.”

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer




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