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But the investigation into Neal has reanimated the discussion about the treatment of women.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Now the pandemic-postponed conference finally starts Monday as Russia’s war in Ukraine has reanimated fears of nuclear confrontation and cranked up the urgency of trying to reinforce the 50-year-old treaty.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 31, 2022

At the very least, the coaching shake-up has reanimated the operation and raised the spirits of a player pool that seemed to grow weary of Klinsmann.

From Washington Post • Jan. 11, 2017

In a way, Daunt has reanimated the lifeless body of the chain bookstore by infecting it, just a little bit, with the usually profit-proof sensibilities of an indie.

From Slate • Dec. 15, 2015

The young man loses his reason, and is tormented by the belief that an evil spirit has reanimated a dead body to ensnare him.

From The Tale of Terror A Study of the Gothic Romance by Birkhead, Edith