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reinstate

[ree-in-stayt] / ˌri ɪnˈsteɪt /


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A “whistleblower” is seeking the counsel of Michael and Olivia to sue a tech company called Colt AI, demanding they reinstate safety guardrails and an ethics committee.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

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

From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026

An independent arbitrator ordered the Washington Post to reinstate Karen Attiah, finding the newspaper wrongly terminated the columnist over comments she made following the shooting death of Charlie Kirk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 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

“We hope the school board reinstates him promptly to his position as superintendent.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026

Even if the president reinstates most levies, the Treasury might have to refund what it has already collected.

From Barron's ● Feb. 21, 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

To win one, reinstates you in favor with fortune.

From Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition by Gustavus Hindman Miller

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

Leicestershire have had eight points of their 27-point County Championship deduction reinstated but their Division One status remains in limbo.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

And what do you know now that Ohtani has been reinstated from the 15-day injured list?

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

At the Cassius Clay fight camp, I told the various sportswriters repeatedly what I gradually had come to know within myself was a lie—that I would be reinstated within ninety days.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

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

The party's proposals include reinstating short sentences for shoplifters and ensuring serious offenders serve their full sentences.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 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

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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