Word: resurrective
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...reaction crystallized the problem that Simpson, despite his acquittal, faces in trying to rehabilitate his image, resurrect his career, resume a normal life--or even tell his side of the story. Many pundits, operating on the assumption that for the rich and famous, every scandal is a career move, predicted that Simpson would, if cleared, be back on the celebrity circuit in no time. Yet Simpson has entered uncharted waters. Other stars, from Fatty Arbuckle to Michael Jackson, have been tainted by criminal charges or allegations, but none has weathered a murder trial whose every evidentiary twist and turn...
...scholars and public figures try to resurrect community, they might profitably draw on evolutionary psychology. Prominent communitarian Amitai Etzioni, in highlighting the shortcomings of most institutionalized child care, has duly stressed the virtues of parents' "co-oping," working part time at day-care centers. Still, the stark declaration in his book The Spirit of Community that "infants are better off at home" gives short shrift to the innately social nature of infants and mothers. That women naturally have a vocational calling as well as a maternal one suggests that workplace-based, co-operative day-care centers may deserve more attention...
...players boast impressive credentials. Despite recent complaints against the selfishness of some NBA players, basketball is perfectly poised to resurrect the image of sports and sports figures which was damaged by the hockey lockout and baseball strike. The current NBA playoffs provide the perfect forum for unveiling the new savior of American sports...
...Agassiz production of A Streetcar Named Desire bravely seeks to resurrect Tenessee Williams' play from its status as a silver screen sacred cow. The production is buoyed by a strong cast and well-wrought set, but lacks the direction to challenge Elia Kazan's 1951 interpretation or reclaim it for a modern audience...
...order to resurrect our National Pastime, the "Lords of Baseball" should consider the following proposals...