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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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For any non-frivolous claim that does not exceed $50,000, CBS will pay all costs of the arbitration, and reimburse any filing fees you may be required to pay.—
CBS News Philadelphia Staff,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
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But the state doesn’t reimburse counties for the full cost, leaving those local governments to pick up the difference.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Feb. 2026
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Those stranded abroad may not be compensated for out-of-pocket costs incurred for extra meals or hotel nights.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
2 Mar. 2026
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To compensate for all that jouncing and twisting, the flight-control software uses the plane’s sensors to calculate the force and direction of the wind.—
Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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The union added that if the event was canceled, tickets and sponsorship sales would be refunded and a different ceremony would be planned for the nominees.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Feb. 2026
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Management set a Friday deadline for staff union to accept a final offer, warning cancellation would require refunding sponsorship sales and ticket revenue.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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The department was able to give back about $103,891 in restitution to the tenant who was gouged, Carbajal said.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Meaning take less, give back and build with the ecosystem rather than against it.—
Melissa Jun Rowley,
Rolling Stone,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Restitute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restitute. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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