as in resuming
to begin again or return to after an interruption
we can proceed with the meeting as soon as everyone has returned from lunch
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New Jersey Transit was resuming service in phases, though much of it was still suspended after being shut down completely during the storm.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2026 -
The flagship of Carrier Strike Group 9 departed Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, on January 21, resuming operational activities after completing maintenance and training.—
Peter Suciu,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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In practical terms, consolidation means prices may pause, move sideways, or pull back modestly after a strong rally, rather than continuing to see a linear rise.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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To be clear, this isn’t the time to get offsides with the tax agency given the deep staff cuts and continuing paper backlogs, as figures in a January 27 Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration report show.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Kaiser nurses statewide began an indefinite strike Monday, restarting picket lines that went idle after a five-day work stoppage in October 2025.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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That policy shift took a concrete step forward on January 21, 2026, when TEPCO began the process of restarting the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant, the world’s largest nuclear power station.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Jan. 2026
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Today, many are reopening and restocking.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Jan. 2026
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Court records obtained by the Chronicle showed that prosecutors began reopening the cold case soon after.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Proceeding (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proceeding%20%28with%29. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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