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Recent Examples of restitute In 2023 and 2024, for example, five museums restituted works to the heirs, including the Museum of Modern Art and the Carnegie Museum of Art. —
Catherine Hickley, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025 Turkey, by the way, is among the world’s laggards in restituting anything. —Brian T. Allen, National Review, 5 Oct. 2024 Back in 2007, the Netherlands restituted Isaac van Ostade’s Unloading the Hay Wagon to the heirs of John and Anna Jaffé. —Tori Latham, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2024 The Washington Principles were drafted with the intent of also covering private collections, but there has been far less progress in restituting work now held by individuals, the report found. —Carlie Porterfield, CNN, 6 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for restitute
Catherine Hickley, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025 Turkey, by the way, is among the world’s laggards in restituting anything. —Brian T. Allen, National Review, 5 Oct. 2024 Back in 2007, the Netherlands restituted Isaac van Ostade’s Unloading the Hay Wagon to the heirs of John and Anna Jaffé. —Tori Latham, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2024 The Washington Principles were drafted with the intent of also covering private collections, but there has been far less progress in restituting work now held by individuals, the report found. —Carlie Porterfield, CNN, 6 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for restitute
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If successful, the fee would likely be thrown out and residents reimbursed.— Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
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The Cowboys could draw from the city’s account over time to be reimbursed, but the team would pay improvement costs up front to get the stadium upgraded by 2043.— Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2026
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In 2021, scientists at the Kea Animal Minds Lab at the University of Auckland studied Bruce and other non-disabled kea and found that Bruce exhibited unusual preening behavior to compensate for his missing upper beak.— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 20 Apr. 2026
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Half of the money for wolf conflicts would go toward deterrents; the remainder would compensate ranchers for their losses.— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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The money the government is seeking to seize also includes bail money deposited in the court system and a fine of 2 million Hong Kong dollars ($255,440) imposed on Lai after the 2022 fraud conviction, which could be refunded to him after the convictions were quashed in February.— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
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The system, starting up Monday, will refund tariffs directly to the businesses that paid them, which are not obligated to share the proceeds with customers.— Mae Anderson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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And one reason may be their reluctance to give back.— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
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Given the history and mission of the hospital, Earth Day is considered a paramount opportunity to give back — and La Rabida does so in many ways.— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Restitute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/restitute. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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