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The story is about a scientist who claimed that he could resurrect the dead.
He is trying to resurrect his acting career.
an old government program that is being resurrected
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Profar, once a can’t-miss prospect, was trying to resurrect his career.
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Jay Paris, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
The nursery closed in the mid-1970s and fell into disrepair, but now the city and its partners are trying to resurrect at least a portion of it to grow native trees for Los Angeles residents to plant for free in their yards.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
Flash forward to the 2010s, when a series of Canadian music connoisseurs rediscovered Shane and resurrected her career in absentia.
—Dan Allen, NBC News, 20 Sep. 2024
Trending on Billboard Virtual artists are nothing new: a Tupac Shakur hologram appeared at Coachella in 2012, and avatars have resurrected deceased musicians such as Ronnie James Duo and Whitney Houston for live performances.
—Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2024
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Jay Paris, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
The nursery closed in the mid-1970s and fell into disrepair, but now the city and its partners are trying to resurrect at least a portion of it to grow native trees for Los Angeles residents to plant for free in their yards.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
Flash forward to the 2010s, when a series of Canadian music connoisseurs rediscovered Shane and resurrected her career in absentia.
—Dan Allen, NBC News, 20 Sep. 2024
Trending on Billboard Virtual artists are nothing new: a Tupac Shakur hologram appeared at Coachella in 2012, and avatars have resurrected deceased musicians such as Ronnie James Duo and Whitney Houston for live performances.
—Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Resurrect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resurrect. Accessed 10 Oct. 2024.
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resurrect
verb
res·ur·rect
ˌrez-ə-ˈrekt 
1
: to raise from the dead : bring back to life
2
: to bring to attention or into use again
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