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renovation

[ren-uh-vey-shuhn] / ˌrɛn əˈveɪ ʃən /


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The current owners of the lodge took over in 2018, completed a major renovation in 2023 and wish “to remain private,” a representative said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

The “Spider-Man” star is understood to have snapped up his primary residence in Kingston upon Thames, not far from where he grew up, in 2018—before launching into a yearslong renovation in 2020.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

They said they couldn’t recall the cost of the renovation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Bronya, a civil servant, says they could have put down a bigger deposit but wanted to use their savings for a renovation project costing upwards of £20,000.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

The family computer was in the old part of the house, what had been the front room before the renovation.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

By 2007, they were in the process of withdrawing from eight to four floors, after having spent $1 million on renovations, and renting the other four out.

From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026

Today, my wife, Tonya Winfield, and I are living in Century City in Los Angeles while our house in Bel-Air undergoes renovations following damage from atmospheric river storms a few years back.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

They said Walmart could venture into shorter video content involving things like home renovations and gardening, made in collaboration with suppliers.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

The museum was undergoing renovations before the war, so most of the collections were packed in the main warehouse.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

During those weeks and months after the bombing, I kept on helping Pastor Cross while we waited for workers to complete the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church renovations.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry




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