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His father Gyozo Orban, who is 85, owns several building material companies as well as the historic Hatvanpuszta estate he had rebuilt into a luxurious manor worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

She was competing in the final race before the Games in her signature downhill event and limped off favoring her left knee—not the one she’d had rebuilt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

Mr. Staehlin once returned from vacation to find that the couple had rebuilt his back porch.

From New York Times • Apr. 29, 2023

Aeroflot, the Russian airline, had rebuilt itself after its post-Soviet breakup.

From Washington Post • Mar. 10, 2022

Sagging piles of rotted wood and fabric had rebuilt themselves into fainting couches and armchairs, and sunlight streamed through high windows once so grimy I’d thought they were blacked out.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs