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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

Example Sentences

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Conoco, which was a player there 20 years ago before its assets were expropriated, also hasn’t made any commitments to restart production.

From Barron's

Conoco, which was a player there 20 years ago before its assets were expropriated, also hasn’t made any commitments to restart production.

From Barron's

The NRA was formed after the Fukushima nuclear disaster to oversee nuclear safety, including the restarting of the country's reactors.

From BBC

The sector needs capital, equipment, people, and functioning infrastructure, which is a multi-year rebuild, not a quick restart, she says.

From The Wall Street Journal

U.S. demands that it do so derailed Washington’s talks with Tehran and have kept negotiations from restarting.

From The Wall Street Journal

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