as in to continue
to begin again or return to after an interruption
we resumed the game as soon as the rain had passed
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also resumé
as in summary
a short statement of the main points
a book on the assassination that is in effect a résumé of all of the evidence that points to a conspiracy
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Atika Shubert, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
Defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic has resumed skating on his own, Warsofsky said.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 24 Oct. 2024
Just as hiring teams are tapping in, candidates are also getting creative with AI, using it as their secret weapon to optimize resumes and generate responses to possible interview questions.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
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Train tracks are so badly damaged that service is not likely to resume for weeks, according to Adif, Spain’s rail authority.
—Atika Shubert, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
Defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic has resumed skating on his own, Warsofsky said.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
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According to his resume, Lewis served as the founding chairman for the Louisville Medical & Education District, known as LOUMED, starting in 2021.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 24 Oct. 2024
Just as hiring teams are tapping in, candidates are also getting creative with AI, using it as their secret weapon to optimize resumes and generate responses to possible interview questions.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
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As this incremental progress continues, scientists are racing to figure out why some frog species are more susceptible to Bd than others.Martin J. Kernan, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2024
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The sellouts continue at Folsom Field, as 54,646 packed the stadium on Saturday for the fourth-largest crowd ever for a CU home game.Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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Officers were dispatched to Mahomes' house in Belton, Missouri, roughly 28 miles south of Kansas City, shortly after midnight Oct. 6, an incident summary from the Cass County Sheriff’s Office shows.Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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In addition, the Politico summary of the the ACP’s 171 College Towns found that in recent elections, 38 have flipped from red to blue since the 2000 presidential election, while only seven have gone the other way, from blue to red.Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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In 2024, after restarting the project, the bureau inexplicably revised the forest’s age to 90 years.April Ehrlich, ProPublica, 12 Nov. 2024
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The contract’s ratification on the eve of Election Day cleared the way for a major U.S. manufacturer and government contractor to restart Pacific Northwest assembly lines that the walkout idled for 53 days.David Koenig, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Wiretap is your weekly digest of cybersecurity, internet privacy and surveillance news.Thomas Brewster, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The following weekly digest is written and compiled by the Trans Formations Project, a grassroots nonprofit dedicated to tracking and educating about the anti-trans legislative crisis currently sweeping the United States.Trans Formations Project, Them, 25 Oct. 2024
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When Freedman stepped away from the gallery, Fitzpatrick paused his gallery’s programming just a few months before the pandemic, reopening at his most recent Paris location in 2020.Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Kentucky crews also reopened the I-471 northbound entrance and exit ramps shortly after.Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 3 Nov. 2024
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The British financial institution Lloyds Banking Group has also estimated that fans have lost considerable sums of money to scammers hawking fake tickets.Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 5 Nov. 2024
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At the same time, left-wing billionaires have also shelled out historic sums this election cycle to boost Vice President Kamala Harris and other Democrats, the Washington Examiner reported.Gabe Kaminsky, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Resume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resume. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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