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[ree-fit] / riˈfɪt /








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Another strength of the Chinese is that they are able to retool and refit their refineries much quicker to treat different grades of crude.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 22, 2026

"We've added over 100 aircraft, nearly completed the refit of legacy narrowbodies, and begun inducting widebodies with new interiors. At the same time, we've laid critical infrastructure... to support our long-term ambitions," he said.

From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2026

Since then, the building has undergone a £2m refurbishment that has seen a complete internal refit to the public areas and screens, and "substantial" repairs to the roof and stonework.

From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2025

A P&O Cruises spokesperson apologised for the cruise's cancellation, putting it down to the refit delay.

From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2025

“I have to refit my outfit,” Buford said.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara

Some companies in the U.S. construction industry have shown interest because they worry that competitors from Europe and China may export prefabricated materials needed for speedy home refits if U.S. companies don’t start making them.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 27, 2022

Cardone thanked workers for participating at Tridonex, which refits second-hand car parts for sale in the United States and Canada, and said it would work with the winning union once officials certify the vote.

From Reuters ● Mar. 1, 2022

Air Force officials unveiled plans Feb. 10 to begin discontinuing several older platforms, including retiring some A-10s even as it refits others with new wings.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 17, 2020

Rather, it refits their mental engines, calibrating them with a creative mindset and the mental elasticity to invent, discover, or otherwise produce something society deems valuable.”

From Slate ● Mar. 27, 2019

The merchant, dreading the south-west wind contending with the Icarian waves, commends tranquility and the rural retirement of his village; but soon after, incapable of being taught to bear poverty, he refits his shattered vessel.

From The Works of Horace by Horace

The jet has already been refitted by the military, and is to be used until Boeing delivers two new aircraft in the coming years.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

Beginning with tobacco, they refitted the dusty doctrine as a battering ram and swung it at guns, lead paint, opioids and oil companies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

Thomas borrowed the money from Welters, a healthcare executive, to buy a 40-foot refitted tour bus in which he tours the country with his wife, Ginni.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 25, 2023

Wall Street analysts had expected the decline, which they attributed to production slowdowns as Tesla refitted factories in the United States and China.

From New York Times ● Oct. 2, 2023

Everything was repaired, refitted, and recycled, and if one Smokey couldn’t put it to use, it was traded to another.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld

The European Parliament’s decision to send its just-signed trade agreement with South America for legal review served as a sharp reminder this week of just how challenging refitting the EU will be.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026

The home field change is due to Interbay Stadium undergoing refitting to be ADA compliant.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 11, 2023

Transit leaders said they will develop a plan for the nearly unprecedented step of refitting 5,984 wheels onto 2,992 axles of all 748 rail cars in the series.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 28, 2023

China is now investing heavily in refitting coal-fired power plants to make them more suitable for meeting peak electricity needs, said Zhou Xizhou, a longtime specialist in Chinese energy who is now at S&P Global.

From New York Times ● Nov. 3, 2022

This addition of tonnage and weaponry was not, however, the main outcome of this second refitting.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler


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