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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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Kitchen 57 has also resurrected its brunch with new cocktails and special menu items, like short rib hash and popovers with homemade berry jam — and of course those necessities, bottomless mimosas and two-for-one Bloody Marys and Micheladas.
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Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
The irony is striking—the man who built his political brand on confronting China now fights to resurrect one of its most effective tools for gathering American data.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
After that series ended, the studio left Talbot alone for over 60 years, resurrecting him in the form of Benicio del Toro for the 2010 remake The Wolfman.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025
Reagan denounced any compromise as a giveaway of American sovereignty in the face of international challenges and these calls helped resurrect his campaign.
—Aaron Coy Moulton / Made By History, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
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Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
The irony is striking—the man who built his political brand on confronting China now fights to resurrect one of its most effective tools for gathering American data.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
After that series ended, the studio left Talbot alone for over 60 years, resurrecting him in the form of Benicio del Toro for the 2010 remake The Wolfman.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025
Reagan denounced any compromise as a giveaway of American sovereignty in the face of international challenges and these calls helped resurrect his campaign.
—Aaron Coy Moulton / Made By History, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Resurrect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resurrect. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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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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