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restart

British  

verb

  1. to start again

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

    1. the act or an instance of starting again

      the restart of the lap

    2. ( as modifier )

      a restart device

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He adds that competitive pressures are likely to ease next year and that buyback talk could restart.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

"We do not foresee a restart within the next ten days," the plant's director, Romeo Urjan, told AFP.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

The plaintiffs ultimately want the court to force the city to restart the tax implementation process.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

"I don't know when this will be resolved, so I can restart a normal life. It feels endless."

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

I erase the mess in my brain and restart again and again.

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty

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