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to put into good shape again after having been destroyed or damaged
It took a long time to rebuild the ruined house after the hurricane.
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Recent Examples of rebuilding
Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Nov. 2025
And despite some analysts’ warnings of a chaotic aftermath should Maduro be ousted, a flood of foreign and private money could spare the US from having to finance the rebuilding of the Venezuelan government and economy.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The Green Bay Phoenix men’s basketball team enters the 2025‑26 season in a rebuilding phase under second‑year head coach Doug Gottlieb, looking to bounce back after a challenging campaign.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2025
But in the west, where Melissa hit hardest, rebuilding will take time.
—David Culver, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Our new research sheds light on this issue by linking confidential, contract-level data to real rebuilding outcomes.
—Tony Cookson, Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2025
In an interview with CR Fashion Book, Cyrus told The Last Showgirl star Pamela Anderson that after five years of rebuilding, the house is almost ready for her return.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
The Blackhawks star has matched his point total, but in two more games, and continues to be poorly supported by a rebuilding roster for Chicago (2-2-2).
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
Linda Ozola, who served as Riga’s deputy mayor for five years until this summer, oversaw the rebuilding of the shelter network, among other civil protection measures.
—Carlo Angerer, NBC news, 18 Oct. 2025
Arkansas Online, 7 Jan. 2026
With the lasting impacts from the Palisades Fire still reverberating through Los Angeles a year later, Mayor Karen Bass reflected upon one of the state's worst natural disasters through an optimistic lens focused on rebuilding.
—Tom Wait, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
Another environmentally friendly way to get rid of the tree is donate it for use protecting and rebuilding trout habitat in Rhode Island.
—Jack Perry, The Providence Journal, 6 Jan. 2026
Sackett said the cost of rebuilding the Santa Venetia levee could approach $25 million.
—Steven Rosenfeld, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
Ferguson has also set her sights on rebuilding her commercial ventures and book-writing career.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
The acquisition gave Inlyte access to decades of institutional knowledge and existing production infrastructure—a deliberate strategy to avoid rebuilding expertise from scratch.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 6 Jan. 2026
Then come months of waiting for insurance checks, rebuilding, restocking and restoring memories.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
The bar is still rebuilding to its original state.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 10 Nov. 2025
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Money donated to the Team Kentucky Emergency Relief Fund will help with response, recovery and rebuilding, Beshear said.
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The Gators are rebuilding under new Coach Jon Sumrall.
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The company now provides hydro jetting, sewer repair and replacement, trenchless repairs, water damage cleanup services, and water filtration and softening systems.—
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The suits contend that part of the reason for the dry hydrants is that the LADWP’s 117-million-gallon reservoir in Pacific Palisades had been empty for nearly a year, awaiting repairs.—
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Since 2014, the Russian military has opened several military bases in the Arctic and worked on reconstructing airfields.—
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Computational algorithms then synchronize the data afterward, reconstructing a single, coherent image.—
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In July, Paqueta was cleared of spot-fixing after a two-year investigation by the Football Association.—
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In the three weeks since the NCAA implemented its rescission period, two MLB pitchers have been indicted for rigging games and six college basketball players from three separate schools have been permanently banned from NCAA competition for game fixing.—
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His fingerprints are all over the roster, which got a little healthier Saturday night with Grant Williams making his season debut in their 150-95 win over Utah at Delta Center, finally returning after missing more than a full calendar year rehabilitating a torn right ACL.—
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In fact, when the opera company purchased the property and began rehabilitating it in the 1980s, the goal wasn’t to reinvent it, but to restore it and pay homage to its spirit.—
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Our work makes reconstruction possible.—
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Newsom waived building code requirements intended to ease the cost of reconstruction.—
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Hialeah is set to turn the page today, when Bryan Calvo, 28, is set to be sworn as the youngest mayor in the city’s history, promising a four-year reset focused on professionalism, economic growth, and restoring public trust after years of frustration with city government.—
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Island custodians began restoring the vegetation in the 1960s—work that continues in the resort’s nursery.—
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In its heyday, the vault seemingly hosted a macabre experiment to do with mental control and psychological reconditioning.—
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As a joint venture between the BMW Group and the Interzero Group, Encory will develop and implement logistics and consulting solutions, including for the recovery, recycling, and reconditioning of vehicle components.—
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“Rebuilding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebuilding. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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