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overhaul

[oh-ver-hawl, oh-ver-hawl, oh-ver-hawl] / ˌoʊ vərˈhɔl, ˈoʊ vərˌhɔl, ˈoʊ vərˌhɔl /


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Ali Esfahani, CFO of Unconventional AI and a veteran technology investment banker, believes software companies will need to completely overhaul existing seat-based pricing.

From MarketWatch Aug. 1, 2026

That’s what his seeming break with longevity actually entails: an overhaul of his life’s mission away from “lifemaxxing” toward more specific goals like curing the incurable.

From Slate Jul. 31, 2026

There is little time to overhaul India's exam system.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

But visa restrictions and federal attempts to overhaul higher education have led to a dip in foreign enrollment, experts say.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

And his allegedly repaired car coughed and floundered, as it had been doing for months prior to overhaul.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

In the past, she notes, decades could pass without significant retirement-system overhauls.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 27, 2026

With a knockout-round berth already secure, U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino overhauls his lineup, but the changes didn’t work in a 3-2 loss to Turkey.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2026

Austin’s housing market improved with a 19% drop in rents and home prices since 2022, following zoning law overhauls.

From Barron's Jun. 1, 2026

He said there were still two major vessels due to return from planned overhauls this month - MV Isle of Lewis and MV Finlaggan.

From BBC May 13, 2026

A silence overhauls us, and the voice leaves me completely There’s no more breathing at the other end.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak

Meta has been consistently criticized for its spending levels over the past few quarters as the company has overhauled its AI strategy with the creation of Meta Superintelligence Labs.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

He insisted that the engine on the 18-year-old Boeing 737 plane had been fully serviced and overhauled in the past two years.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

The Lakers have overhauled the roster: All the players who started alongside Reaves in the playoffs last spring are gone.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

In September, Tan overhauled Intel’s reporting structure and established a new Central Engineering Group, hiring Srinivasan Iyengar, the top silicon engineer at Cadence, to consolidate custom chip design efforts under one team.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

He overhauled ethics rules governing White House employees’ interactions with lobbyists and, most important, managed to push a major economic stimulus bill through Congress, even though not a single House Republican voted in its favor.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

In the same week that the pair were ranting over historical “accuracy,” Michael Kratsios, the president’s science adviser, proposed overhauling the government’s approach to funding the sciences.

From Salon Jul. 28, 2026

The Lakers pivoted quickly after James announced he wouldn’t return, overhauling the roster to complement star guards Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

That comes as President Bola Tinubu has engaged in a raft of reforms, hailed by economists and investors, including liberalising the naira currency exchange rate, overhauling the tax code and removing a costly fuel subsidy.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

But it was an early work in progress and overhauling conscription was still on his to-do list when he was sacked.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

There was a flurry of overhauling and painting and mending to be done.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson




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