reconstruction

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Recent Examples of reconstruction For Mendoza, the reconstruction was an opportunity to process the trauma of events two decades ago. Thomas Page, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025 The Navy helicopter pilot, who also commanded a joint reconstruction team in Afghanistan and taught at the United States Air Force Academy, was the only female representative on the 32-member NATO military committee. Avery Lotz, Axios, 8 Apr. 2025 The military declared a 21-day cease-fire in its civil war against rebel groups to support relief and reconstruction efforts after a devastating earthquake. Natasha Frost, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025 She's previously written for a half dozen outlets, produced Nikkei Asia's geopolitical news podcast, and received a grant from the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting to report on post-conflict reconstruction in Turkey. Monica Hunter-Hart, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for reconstruction
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reconstruction
Noun
  • Another late revision to the canon came in the form of a video shot by David LaChapelle that made the references more clear.
    Shana Naomi Krochmal, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
  • There were some sizable revisions however, with both January and February seeing downward revisions totaling 48,000 fewer jobs than were originally reported.
    JJ Kinahan, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • From meditation to simulations, the crew has been preparing since their adventure was announced in late February.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2025
  • The bank is also using AI to power over one million interactive simulations annually, aiding employees in client interactions.
    Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In 2007, New Order would split, though Hook would not return for their 2011 reformation, instead choosing to continue with his new band Peter Hook & The Light.
    Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 18 Apr. 2025
  • In their official reformation as the Hurt Syndicate in AEW in September and October of 2024, the group has been pushed strong.
    David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • That’s an eight-example unicorn in reality, though now reborn in miniature, and in greater numbers.
    Nik Miles, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Her feed deploys the tropes and techniques of various TV and social-media genres in miniature.
    James Poniewozik, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In Erdogan's view, questioning the reconversion of Hagia Sophia was an attack on Turkish sovereignty.
    Nick Danforth, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2020
  • Erdogan presented the reconversion of Hagia Sophia not simply as an act of piety or the rectification of a historic injustice but as a defense of Turkey’s sovereignty.
    Nick Danforth, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2020
Noun
  • This year's cohort is also leveraging venture capital to tackle impact and energy transition investment.
    Moya Johnson, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Della Vigna’s second point was that oil and gas companies represent some of the biggest investors in low-carbon energy worldwide, adding that a failure to both engage with, and finance oil and gas stocks would ultimately serve as a barrier to the energy transition.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Molina says some explanations for the disparities could be variation in access to prenatal, labor and delivery, and postpartum care, as well as in state Medicaid coverage.
    Chantelle Lee, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Over the years, Puppy Chow variations have popped up almost as robustly as stalks in a corn field.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Equally critical is having the ability to automate controls over policies and protect those policies from accidental or malicious alteration.
    Alex Freedland, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Since alterations to the original movie began all the way back in 1981, this will be the first time in 47 years the original version has been screened for the public.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025

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