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Resurgent means literally a "rising again". We may speak of a resurgent baseball team, a resurgent steel industry, the resurgence of jogging, or a resurgence of violence in a war zone. Resurgence is particularly prominent in its Italian translation, risorgimento. In the 19th century, when the Italian peninsula consisted of a number of small independent states, a popular movement known as the Risorgimento managed to unify the peninsula and create the modern state of Italy in 1870.
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For bond investors, the chaos stems from a volatile mix of aggressive policy moves, resurgent inflation fears, and a looming fiscal crisis—culminating in the House passage of the controversial One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
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Dan Irvine, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
The donation follows a resurgent season in which Pitino led St. John’s to its first outright Big East regular-season championship since 1985; its first conference tournament championship since 2000; and its first NCAA Tournament win since 2000.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 5 May 2025
Instead, Aston Villa have sprinted into the semi-final in pursuit of a first success in this competition since 1957, while resurgent Nottingham Forest are looking to lift the cup for the first time since 1959.
—Sam Lee, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
But the deal has already threatened to open old wounds; Starmer has been criticized by leaders on Britain’s resurgent populist right, who have claimed the deal weakens the UK’s sovereignty.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
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Dan Irvine, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
The donation follows a resurgent season in which Pitino led St. John’s to its first outright Big East regular-season championship since 1985; its first conference tournament championship since 2000; and its first NCAA Tournament win since 2000.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 5 May 2025
Instead, Aston Villa have sprinted into the semi-final in pursuit of a first success in this competition since 1957, while resurgent Nottingham Forest are looking to lift the cup for the first time since 1959.
—Sam Lee, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
But the deal has already threatened to open old wounds; Starmer has been criticized by leaders on Britain’s resurgent populist right, who have claimed the deal weakens the UK’s sovereignty.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
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“Resurgent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resurgent. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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resurgent
adjective
re·sur·gent
-jənt 
: undergoing or tending to produce resurgence
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