as in reviving
to bring back to life, practice, or activity
the trip to Ireland rekindled her interest in learning Gaelic
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But the rupiah’s latest slide is reviving memories the market would rather forget.—
William Pesek,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026 -
By many accounts, reviving Barneys New York requires a merchant leader who can do justice to the legacy; building a talented creative team, and specifically on Madison Avenue, the willingness to meet the high costs of a luxury retail start-up.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
11 June 2026
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This range has also been aimed squarely at resurrecting designs from the various Brave series, which brings me to Dandivine.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2026
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Rather, the facts ground the fiction, the fiction enlivens the facts, and both work together to suggest that the pursuit of resurrecting the past and the pursuit of telling a good story can, in some cases, be one and the same.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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While negotiations between Amazon and USPS over renewing their current contract have stalled, with the key sticking point issue at hand being the reverse auction, Amazon confirmed that its relationship with the Postal Service remains ongoing.—
Associate News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Dec. 2025
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Bonta initially said the $468,000 was for assisting outside attorneys to help with the investigation, in which Thao is accused of accepting bribes from the Duongs for renewing their contract with the city of Oakland.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
2 Dec. 2025
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“Rekindling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rekindling. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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