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reinstate

[ree-in-stayt] / ˌri ɪnˈsteɪt /


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On Monday, they announced they were suing to reinstate their access.

From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026

Because Bubic is on the 60-day IL, the Dodgers will need to clear spots on the active and 40-man rosters to reinstate him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

In November 2023, when OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was suddenly fired, hundreds of employees signed a public letter pressuring the board of directors to reinstate him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

During Joe Biden's term as US president, he made some attempts to reinstate the Obama-era deal, but this did not happen.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

“It appears I shall have to reinstate Chiron as activities director. I suppose I do miss the old horse’s pinochle games.”

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan

The NCAA, meanwhile, is hoping an appeals court reinstates Sorsby’s ban.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026

The EU's goal is that Meta reinstates third-party AI assistants' access to WhatsApp under the same conditions as before its October 2025 policy change when it "effectively" barred them.

From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026

That language clearly reinstates any federal employee who was either told they’d be laid off during the shutdown or actually laid off.

From Slate ● Dec. 22, 2025

The Heisman Trust reinstates the trophy to Reggie Bush and USC, three years after the era of forbidding college athletes from receiving compensation ended.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2024

The eye sees a certain coloured surface; the mind sees at the same instant many other co-existent but unapparent facts—it reinstates in their due order these unapparent facts.

From The Principles of Success in Literature by George Henry Lewes

Her claims were initially rejected, reinstated on appeal, then struck out again.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Mr. Altman famously fought back and was reinstated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

But after City flexed its legal might in a drawn-out appeals process that landed before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the club was cleared and reinstated in European competition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Proceedings had earlier been suspended after doubts were raised over Ortiz's mental competence, but Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Maria Cavalluzzi on Tuesday reinstated criminal proceedings.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

It was the end of September before visiting days were reinstated at La Victoria, and we got to see the men.

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

In addition to reinstating gate visitors, the Trump administration is also looking at allowing passengers with TSA PreCheck to take water with them through airport security, according to US media reports.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

Administrators have been able to adjust to those departures, including reinstating one worker who was able to regain employment authorization, Lavender said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Speaking during a public comment period Tuesday, Umesh Vazirani, a UC Berkeley professor of electrical engineering and computer sciences, said “the academic case for reinstating the SAT is, in my view, overwhelming.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved reinstating the reward in the decade-old slaying and increasing it by $10,000.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

Before going to bed for the night, I wrote letters to my four just expelled students, reinstating them.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger


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