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refurbish

[ree-fur-bish] / riˈfɜr bɪʃ /


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Apple will have to streamline its process for reclaiming leased hardware and be prepared to refurbish devices at scale once customers return them, Feinseth said.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

While I fruitlessly tapped my L.A. street art connections, Valdez posted in Goodbye Pillarhenge Park: “Looking for the original artist to refurbish the bird.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

MPs and peers have been presented with proposals to refurbish the ailing Palace of Westminster and will decide what to do, in votes that are yet to be scheduled.

From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026

Proposals by Imagineers to refurbish Disneyland’s aging Tomorrowland were also turned down, as executives calculated it wouldn’t do enough to increase attendance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 10, 2026

This would be a time to find a sheltered place beside a stream to rest and refurbish.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

During the winter season the department typically takes a break in mosquito surveillance and refurbishes their traps.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026

The company then refurbishes and resells the suitcases.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026

But Mr Radstone, who refurbishes empty homes through his company You Spot Property, argues, that this can "push people away from wanting to engage with the council".

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2025

BBB, a privately held Alabama-based company which refurbishes car parts, did not immediately reply to a request for comment.

From Reuters ● Aug. 2, 2022

He worked in the barbershop for a while, then got a job working for Free Venture, an environmentally certified nonprofit that refurbishes and recycles e-waste on-site.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater

They added that, once restored and refurbished, the building would be "used for the benefit of the wider community of Middleton who rightly cherish it as an important part of Middleton's rich and varied heritage".

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

If brands want to keep their customer acquisition funnel alive, they have to stop fending off the refurbished market and start owning it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Universal Studios Hollywood is on the verge of officially opening Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift, and Knott’s Berry Farm this summer unveiled the refurbished Montezooma: The Forbidden Fortress.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

After detaching from the rocket's center core, the two boosters returned safely to the launch site, where they can be refurbished.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026

One and a half blocks from the market was the handsomely refurbished mansion of Robert Morris, a wealthy manufacturer who had used his fortune to help finance the Revolutionary War.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy

The leasing option could also benefit Apple’s refurbishing program, Feinseth said.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

Millions of euros were spent refurbishing the old yellow building, which now looks very different from before.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

Out in the street, a business consultant who recently voted for the left-wing populist Green Party, also worried about illegal migrants, as did a painter who was busy refurbishing Cain’s butcher’s shop.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026

He has an unusual business model, finding bikes at yard sales and sometimes making bulk deals, refurbishing them and selling far below what they would cost new.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

Building the synchrotron and the hot lab and refurbishing the 184-inch would cost at least another $605,000.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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