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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or resume
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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Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 12 Dec. 2024
When does daylight savings time begin in 2025? Daylight savings will resume on Sunday, March 9, according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac.
—Cailey Gleeson, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
Andrew Fennell, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Evans’s resume also includes a dozen years spent in the U.S. Army and Colorado Army National Guard in addition to more than 10 years with Arvada, Colo., police as an officer.
—The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
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Subway service resumed on the F and G lines in downtown Brooklyn at 5:57 a.m. Thursday — with 20-minute delays on some lines in the morning rush — after an explosion in the system’s State Street power substation brought service to a frightening halt on the lines Wednesday night.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 12 Dec. 2024
When does daylight savings time begin in 2025? Daylight savings will resume on Sunday, March 9, according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac.
—Cailey Gleeson, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
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Andrew Fennell is a careers expert who writes about CV/resume writing, and job search strategy for senior leadership professionals.
—Andrew Fennell, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Evans’s resume also includes a dozen years spent in the U.S. Army and Colorado Army National Guard in addition to more than 10 years with Arvada, Colo., police as an officer.
—The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
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With a mission of not changing but elevating, Rich ensured Alexandra Foods’ values, quality, and recipes remained the same, continuing Mark and Alexandra's legacy of authentic culinary craft.Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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Still, the mother of five continues to show up for her children.Angel Saunders, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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But Kamara left a short time later, according to the District Attorney’s Office summary of the case.Jeff Mcdonald, The Mercury News, 10 Dec. 2024
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The social media platform already has agreements with both companies for summaries of Reddit posts to come up in Google searches and ChatGPT responses.Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 9 Dec. 2024
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Other activists and progressive Democrats are urging Biden to commute the sentences of 40 men on federal death row, fearing the return of Trump will restart federal executions, which had been paused under the Biden administration.Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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These security updates are automatic but do require the user to restart the browser, which means closing your extensive row of tabs for the update to activate successfully.Davey Winder, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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The Wiretap is your weekly digest of cybersecurity, internet privacy and surveillance news.Thomas Brewster, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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News The Bentonville library has arrived Nov 7, 2024 Go deeper (1 min. read) Get a free daily digest of the most important news in your backyard with Axios NW Arkansas.Alex Golden, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
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Initial predictions forecasted that the property would reopen as soon as 2019, however, the target date has been pushed back several times since then due to unforeseen pandemic delays, in addition to a corruption scandal that arose in 2018.Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2024
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Paris’ Notre Dame has officially reopened its doors after suffering a devastating fire five years ago, and is ready to welcome visitors.Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 9 Dec. 2024
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The complaint does not make clear what happened to the remaining sum of $50,000 that was allegedly paid by GMUF to the VII Group.Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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In sum, legacy game performance was still a bit lackluster, overall; anyone wanting to play these games would probably be better off buying an older graphics card.PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Resume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resume. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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