as in to continue
to begin again or return to after an interruption
court will reopen after a brief recess
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Jobs few and far between While 70% of Asheville’s restaurants reopened as of mid-December, many have drastically reduced hours due to reduced business, Hampton said.
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Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 6 Jan. 2025
After sneaking up on an unsuspecting Locatelli and reopening a game Juventus had locked, the American’s wraparound equaliser against Inter, his second in a row against them this season, represented one of the best moments, arguably the best moment of his Milan career so far.
—James Horncastle, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
This will be the first concert to prominently feature the organ since the symphony’s downtown home, Jacobs Music Center, reopened in September following its $125 million renovation.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2025
Some security barriers were down on Bourbon Street after the area reopened on Thursday.
—Laura Strickler, NBC News, 4 Jan. 2025
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Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 6 Jan. 2025
After sneaking up on an unsuspecting Locatelli and reopening a game Juventus had locked, the American’s wraparound equaliser against Inter, his second in a row against them this season, represented one of the best moments, arguably the best moment of his Milan career so far.
—James Horncastle, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
This will be the first concert to prominently feature the organ since the symphony’s downtown home, Jacobs Music Center, reopened in September following its $125 million renovation.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2025
Some security barriers were down on Bourbon Street after the area reopened on Thursday.
—Laura Strickler, NBC News, 4 Jan. 2025
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Wildfires in the greater Los Angeles area continued to burn mostly out of control on Thursday, with at least five blazes engulfing more than 45 square miles.Max Butterworth, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
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Some are sighting unsafe residential roads, as snow plows continue to work on clearing roads.Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2025
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Constellation agreed last year to spend $1.6 billion to restart a nuclear reactor at Three Mile Island near Harrisburg, Pa. — a project for which Microsoft is effectively footing the bill.Rebecca F. Elliott, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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The denial-of-service attacks ceased minutes before agents first made contact with him, and did not restart after his computer was seized, according to the filing.Dan Mangan, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
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Living donors who give one of their kidneys are able to return to work as soon as 2-3 weeks after surgery, depending upon their job, and resume most physical activity within 4-6 weeks.Allan Chernoff, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2025
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Negotiations dragged on until 3am each night and resumed in the morning after a few hours of sleep, a U.S. official said.Barak Ravid, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Reopen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reopen. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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