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Recent Examples of restitute
In 2023 and 2024, for example, five museums restituted works to the heirs, including the Museum of Modern Art and the Carnegie Museum of Art.
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Catherine Hickley, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Turkey, by the way, is among the world’s laggards in restituting anything.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 5 Oct. 2024
Back in 2007, the Netherlands restituted Isaac van Ostade’s Unloading the Hay Wagon to the heirs of John and Anna Jaffé.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2024
The Washington Principles were drafted with the intent of also covering private collections, but there has been far less progress in restituting work now held by individuals, the report found.
—Carlie Porterfield, CNN, 6 Mar. 2024
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Catherine Hickley, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Turkey, by the way, is among the world’s laggards in restituting anything.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 5 Oct. 2024
Back in 2007, the Netherlands restituted Isaac van Ostade’s Unloading the Hay Wagon to the heirs of John and Anna Jaffé.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2024
The Washington Principles were drafted with the intent of also covering private collections, but there has been far less progress in restituting work now held by individuals, the report found.
—Carlie Porterfield, CNN, 6 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for restitute
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Residents who stayed at hotels during the evacuation will be reimbursed for the costs, according to the councilman, who said that his office was coordinating compensation with CPS Energy.—
Annasofia Scheve,
San Antonio Express-News,
23 Apr. 2026
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The treasurer, Republican Stacy Garrity, said there is no legal authorization to use taxpayer dollars to reimburse contractors for the security upgrades on private property, even the private home of a governor.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Some content creators are compensated, and this also creates problematic incentives in the system.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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However, there was another development that almost compensated, just in the sheer irony of it.—
Mary Gaitskill,
Vogue,
27 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, 1,740,000 of those entries that passed the file validations stage (about 15 percent) have been liquidated and are in the process of being refunded.—
Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Now the federal government must refund money to importers who paid those tariffs.—
Paul Wiseman,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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And one reason may be their reluctance to give back.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
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Given the history and mission of the hospital, Earth Day is considered a paramount opportunity to give back — and La Rabida does so in many ways.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Restitute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restitute. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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