republication
noun
re·pub·li·ca·tion
(ˌ)rē-ˌpə-blə-ˈkā-shən 
1
: the act or action of republishing : the state of being republished
2
: something that has been republished
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This republication commemorates the treaty’s 75th anniversary, coinciding with the NATO summit in D.C. this week.
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Editorial Board, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
The article was an erroneous republication of a Dow Jones Newswires article from 12 years ago that was accurate at the time but is now outdated.
—WSJ, 4 Sep. 2023
Editor’s note: This is a republication of selections from Oregon Brews and News, a beer newsletter from The Oregonian/OregonLive’s Andre Meunier, who covers the Portland and Oregon beer and brewing scene.
—oregonlive, 21 July 2023
Officers held the children in custody for about 10 hours at police stations while interrogating their parents about the families’ religious practices and the recent republication of the caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad in the magazine Charlie Hebdo.
—New York Times, 23 Nov. 2020
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Editorial Board, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
The article was an erroneous republication of a Dow Jones Newswires article from 12 years ago that was accurate at the time but is now outdated.
—WSJ, 4 Sep. 2023
Editor’s note: This is a republication of selections from Oregon Brews and News, a beer newsletter from The Oregonian/OregonLive’s Andre Meunier, who covers the Portland and Oregon beer and brewing scene.
—oregonlive, 21 July 2023
Officers held the children in custody for about 10 hours at police stations while interrogating their parents about the families’ religious practices and the recent republication of the caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad in the magazine Charlie Hebdo.
—New York Times, 23 Nov. 2020
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“Republication.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/republication. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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republication
noun
re·pub·li·ca·tion
ˌrē-ˌpə-blə-ˈkā-shən
1
: the act or an instance of republishing
2
: the state of being republished
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