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revise

[ri-vahyz] / rɪˈvaɪz /


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The dramatic change in the oil market has led analysts to revise not just their near-term price assumptions, but even their expectations for 2027 prices.

From Barron's Jun. 29, 2026

BP even tried — unsuccessfully — to revise a version of it.

From Salon Jun. 26, 2026

I think it's workers who can creatively think about ways in which AI can generate value, quickly translate ideas into action, and who are ready to revise their intuition through experimentation and validation.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 10, 2026

Northern Ireland's health minister now has the legal power to revise the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards code of practice, which oversees care arrangements for people without sufficient mental capacity.

From BBC Jun. 2, 2026

I went on to insist that the agents revise their protocols so that in the future Malia and Sasha could leave the White House safely and without some massive advance planning effort.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

Partridge revises it to three, but Brown is still not having it.

From BBC Jun. 27, 2026

Norwegian revises its annual fuel-cost projection to $782 per metric ton and plans to cut $125 million from its run-rate.

From Barron's May 4, 2026

First, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its annual “benchmark” revision, which accompanies each year’s January employment report and which revises job-growth estimates for the year ending the previous March.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 11, 2026

The brokerage revises up its FY 2027 EPS estimate for Polycab India by 2% and raises the stock’s target price to INR8,180.00 from INR7,970.00 to reflect a valuation roll-forward.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 19, 2026

Not to be outdone, JB revises the bet: Okay, he says.

From "The Crossover" by Kwame Alexander

The revised result addresses a long-standing problem involving silver in the solar system.

From Science Daily Jul. 25, 2026

CN Rail also revised its currency outlook, assuming the Canadian dollar will average about 71 U.S. cents in 2026, weaker than the 73 U.S. cents it projected in April.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

There is also the prospect that the scheme could be revamped under revised legislation passed earlier this year.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

“Results were relatively in-line with our revised forecast post-preannouncement, with better than expected guidance for the full year, but IBM now needs to execute to build investor confidence in the outlook,” strategists at J.P.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

The revised alpanas on the step didn’t look like the design she might have invented if she’d started from scratch.

From "Rickshaw Girl" by Mitali Perkins

One reason successive governments have shied away from revising the Sunday ban is opposition by a cross-party coalition of Christian churches and trade unionists.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

This strategy of testing the law and institutions, then losing, and then revising and trying again until the barrier is broken or sufficiently bent to exploit, is not coincidental.

From Salon Jul. 9, 2026

Another key is revising a 1974 law to allow manufactured homes to be built without a permanent chassis, they said.

From MarketWatch Jun. 22, 2026

"I'm pretty free range," said mother Deng Ju, standing across from the exam hall holding a stack of practice books for her daughter, revising last minute with her friend nearby.

From Barron's Jun. 7, 2026

Finally he sent Leah in, but long after dinner we could still hear the Reverend out there beating the ground with his hoe, revising the earth.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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