resurgent

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  1. adjective Experiencing or tending to bring about renewal or revival.
  2. adjective Sweeping or surging back again.

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  • "The Taliban is resurgent, and al-Qaida threatens America from its safe haven along the Afghan-Pakistan border." —  Latest Articles
  • The Taliban is resurgent, and al-Qaida threatens America from its safe haven along the Afghan-Pakistan border. —  The Student Operated Press
  • Drawn up around the time that Pagad was resurgent, the report was ridden with assumptions and inaccuracies. —  IOL: News
  • But it is faced with rebooting its Afghan mission in a much harder climate than 2001 - one in which the Taleban is resurgent, allies weary and neighbouring Pakistan in turmoil. —  BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition
  • "Los Angeles Arts Month is an opportunity for the Los Angeles art community to synergize the Los Angeles Art Show with the City's artists and art institutions to create a cultural mecca that will showcase Los Angeles in its rightful place as a resurgent, innovative center for the arts." —  The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
 

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  1. from Latin resurgen (t-)s, present participle of resurgere, rise again: see resurge.
 

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/rəˈsərdʒənt/
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