restart
Britishverb
noun
Example Sentences
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Lisowski, who was playing in his first Welsh Open final, showed great fight when the game restarted, putting together back-to-back century breaks to remind his opponent there was still work to do.
From BBC
In a medical setting, doctors could temporarily pause gene activity if a patient experiences stress or side effects from treatment, then restart it later when conditions improve.
From Science Daily
Coal plants, which can’t easily shut down and restart, either operate at a loss during those hours or ramp down to levels that are inefficient and cause mechanical wear and tear, Dorris said.
An output boost would signal the alliance is restarting the gradual rollback of voluntary cuts of around 1.65 million barrels a day originally set to remain in place through the end of 2026.
But restarting a closed nuclear plant can take several years, and building advanced nuclear generators will likely take more than a decade.
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