What does re-use mean?
Re-use means Alternative spelling of reuse..
/ˈɹiːˌjuːs/ · noun
Alternative spelling of reuse..
The statue was never traced, nor the culprits tracked down. The original moulds were re-used to cast an identical replica, which was installed in 2013 and is thankfully (at the time of writing) still there.
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Re-use means Alternative spelling of reuse..
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The statue was never traced, nor the culprits tracked down. The original moulds were re-used to cast an identical replica, which was installed in 2013 and is thankfully (at the time of writing) still there.
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