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reinstate

[ree-in-stayt] / ˌri ɪnˈsteɪt /


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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

On Thursday, an independent arbitrator ordered the newspaper to reinstate Attiah and restore her wages and benefits after she was fired in September for a social media post following the Turning Point USA co-founder’s death.

From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026

Harry waged a years-long, ultimately unsuccessful legal battle with the government to reinstate his publicly funded security.

From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026

Carney will also need buy-in from provincial premiers to reinstate the sale of US alcohol, as liquor sales are controlled by the provinces, not the federal government.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

The soldiers’ job was to reinstate the country’s democratically elected government, in the process stripping power from the junta—a government composed of military leaders—whose corrupt and cruel reign had gone on for three years.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

DBS reinstates coverage with a buy rating and HK$6.50 target price.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

ServiceNow extends gains into as second day after Bank of America reinstates coverage of the stock with a Buy rating.

From Barron's ● May 19, 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

Under such misfortunes their only resource is, that some relative, either at Batavia or China, pays their debts out of compassion, and by that means reinstates them in their property and freedom.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 11 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Robert Kerr

The White House later reinstated their access after a ruling from a judge.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 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

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

The administration also confirmed in a court filing that it had reinstated the suspended reporters’ badges.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

He returned to Haiti in mid-October 1994, the day Aristide was reinstated as president, about three years after he had been deposed.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

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

If Fedorov and Syrskiy can’t work together, then reinstating Fedorov would require dismissing his top general, whom he handpicked for the job.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 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

Attorneys for Kil said the university was in the process of reinstating her.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

There was even talk about reinstating Frank’s great-grandfather, Shen Lun, to the legion’s roll of honor.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan


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