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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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In his appeal, Allen could resurrect the issue of judicial bias ― that Gull was not a neutral arbiter but a judge who has shown explicit favoritism of the prosecution.
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Kristine Phillips, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Nov. 2024
Reps of former horror icon Peter Cushing will be all too aware of this as they are currently tied up in a legal battle after Cushing was resurrected in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story a decade ago.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
Like Gandalf in Moria, both the elf and the balrog fell to their deaths, and like Gandalf he was brought back to Middle-earth—though Glorfindel was not resurrected until thousands of years later.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
While recording a her remarks for the dinner, Harris' video was interrupted by none other than Molly Shannon, who resurrected her Catholic schoolgirl character Mary Katherine Gallagher from her time on SNL.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
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Kristine Phillips, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Nov. 2024
Reps of former horror icon Peter Cushing will be all too aware of this as they are currently tied up in a legal battle after Cushing was resurrected in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story a decade ago.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
Like Gandalf in Moria, both the elf and the balrog fell to their deaths, and like Gandalf he was brought back to Middle-earth—though Glorfindel was not resurrected until thousands of years later.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
While recording a her remarks for the dinner, Harris' video was interrupted by none other than Molly Shannon, who resurrected her Catholic schoolgirl character Mary Katherine Gallagher from her time on SNL.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Resurrect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resurrect. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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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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