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reform

[ri-fawrm] / rɪˈfɔrm /


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The government is planning to reform the CMS by moving all parents on to Collect and Pay and reducing the fees it charges.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

The presidency said Macron's determination to see the reform implemented remained undiminished.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Flock has claimed the company will reform its policies to address these issues, but history suggests it would be unwise to trust them.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

The trust-fund gimmick in contrast creates an unavoidable deadline for reform.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

I took part in tribal government, working for education reform on our reservation.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac

This will involve both economic and political reforms.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

But others question the effectiveness of the California’s good-government reforms and merits of the self-glorification that followed.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

The government is expected to outline its own reforms later this year.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

Their planned changes would save £22bn in reforms to the disability programme alone, he added, seeing nearly three million claimants have their payments withdrawn or modified.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

A principal at a school in Shanghai that figured into the international testing was concerned enough about the stifling atmosphere that he instituted reforms to foster more creativity.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

The university also hired a new provost and new deans and reformed its discipline policies to make them “more consistent, fair and effective,” Garber has said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

Andy Burnham has told the BBC "the NHS will collapse" if social care is not reformed but said he could not put a timeline on changes.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

A week later, he voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill, which reformed Medicaid.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

After splitting up in 2002, the band reformed in 2013 and are still performing.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

They spared those who proved they could be reformed.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston

Former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji was mourned on Tuesday with lowered flags and social media commemorations, ahead of a funeral for the reforming trailblazer who died last week at 97.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

At his debut press conference, he vowed to face down "multitudinous minefields and 30,000-metre abysses" in reforming China.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

He also pointed to potentially reforming council tax to move towards a land value tax system, or scrapping some VAT exemptions.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

“It’s not a question of who leads the armed forces. It’s a question of thoroughly reforming the system.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

The blue troops seemed to be pulling back that way, retreating, reforming.

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




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