rekindle
verb (used with object)
to excite, stir up, or rouse anew.
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
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With rates rising again as part of the European Central Bank's fight against inflation, German households have been rekindling their long-lost love for Festgeld since September, ECB data showed.
From Reuters ● Mar. 30, 2023