resumption
noun
Examples of resumption in a Sentence
Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Mar. 2024
The resumption of international flights out of Cap-Haïtien comes as gang violence continues to engulf Port-au-Prince, and a plan brokered by the Caribbean Community and the United States to establish a transitional presidential council is still being finalized.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2024
The claimants in China are suing Malaysia Airlines, its insurer, Boeing and the manufacturer of the plane’s engine, demanding compensation, a formal apology, and the resumption of psychological assistance to family members, as well as the creation of a fund to continue searches for the plane.
—Chris Lau, CNN, 7 Mar. 2024
Since the November resumption of military-to-military communications, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., has held a meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Gen. Liu Zhenli, and senior Chinese military officials have visited Washington.
—Cate Cadell, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024
Despite the resumption of services, individuals and families navigating fertility treatments are now forced to grapple with the lingering effects of the interruption in its aftermath.
—Larada Lee, Essence, 2 Apr. 2024
Off the resumption of play at center ice, forwards mixed it up as the Ducks’ Ross Johnston tussled with Columbus’ Mathieu Olivier.
—Josh Gross, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
The official was referring to the complex fall resumption of student loan payments as well as the new FAFSA.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2024
The resumption of the retrial is expected to take place in the spring.
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2024
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Word History
Middle English, from Anglo-French or Late Latin; Anglo-French, from Late Latin resumption-, resumptio, from Latin resumere
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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