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Andrea, a 32-year-old mother who declined to give her surname because she felt ashamed of her predicament, tried to reinvent herself by starting a catering business after the stationary shop where she worked shut down.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

All book adaptations, whether from novels or memoirs, could stand to embellish the facts here and there, or go ahead and reinvent the wheel when possible.

From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026

“I’ve seen the industry reinvent itself many times, but live has only grown more powerful,” Emanuel said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

The European champions haven't tried to reinvent the wheel with this kit, but it oozes class.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

Thus, European potters had to reinvent Chinese manufacturing methods for themselves, but they were stimulated to do so by having models of the desired product before them.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

"Paris is alive, Paris is green, Paris is proud, Paris stands in solidarity, Paris is working class, Paris is feminist. It reinvents itself each generation," he said.

From Barron's ● Mar. 15, 2026

When Guardiola reinvents his system, changes are made based on the players he has rather than a predetermined idea of what system he wants to play.

From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2025

Martha Graham Dance Company reminds us that our city continually reinvents itself, with or without disasters like the Palisades and Eaton fires.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2025

From Mark Twain to John Steinbeck, every generation reinvents the King Arthur legend for itself.

From Seattle Times ● May 14, 2024

While Venia reinvents my eyebrows and Octavia gives me fake nails and Flavius massages goo into my hair, I hear all about the Capitol.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

We reinvented our media model, focusing more on social content and more frequent, creative and higher-quality creatives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

As Sherland, he reinvented himself as a poet and, in 2020, he became president of the Robert Burns World Federation.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

He has since reinvented himself as a man of the people, melding a relaxed, folksy style with slick social media videos.

From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026

Jackson is a former social conservative who has reinvented himself into what he calls a “pickup-truck progressive.”

From Slate ● Jul. 11, 2026

Some of his operas even reinvented Germany’s medieval past.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

In the aftermath of her time on “The X Files,” Anderson moved to London, both because she longed for the city where she partially grew up and for a chance at reinventing herself professionally.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

I generally prefer, as a strategic matter, an elevation of shared values—inclusive, connective, moral language such as reclaiming, rather than reinventing or discarding.

From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026

"It isn't about saving something to preserve it. It is about reinventing something to give it the purpose and vision it needs to last," he added.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

Like Los Angeles, the restaurant endured by reinventing itself.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

I had been so busy sitting there moping and feeling lonely that I’d nearly forgotten my commitment—well, plan, at least—to try reinventing myself this year, to not be such an outcast.

From "Winger" by Andrew Smith