as in to rehabilitate
to make better in behavior or character
believes that society should be responsible for habilitating nonviolent offenders
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The buildings recognized have generally been threatened by a lack of maintenance, loss of parking, and owners’ lack of awareness of economic incentives available to rehabilitate historic buildings.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
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Sacramento Suburban Water District and the maintenance company entered into an exclusive agreement in 2023 to rehabilitate wells, which General Manager Dan York said has been valuable given the limited number of well maintenance companies in the region.—
Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
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Winner may not substitute, assign, or transfer the Prize or redeem the Prize for cash, but Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to substitute the Prize (or any portion thereof) with one of comparable or greater value.—
AJC.com,
AJC.com,
8 June 2026
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At a minimum, Delta credit card holders can redeem them at a rate of 1 cent each toward flights using Delta’s Pay With Miles feature.—
Sarah Hostetler,
CNBC,
5 June 2026
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“Habilitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habilitate. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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