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overhaul

[oh-ver-hawl, oh-ver-hawl, oh-ver-hawl] / ˌoʊ vərˈhɔl, ˈoʊ vərˌhɔl, ˈoʊ vərˌhɔl /


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"The system needs a bit of an overhaul as a whole," she says.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

On several occasions student protests defeated government reforms – such as a university overhaul in 1986 and a lower youth minimum wage in 1994.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

He also vetoed an effort to overhaul the state’s struggling community-solar program.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

LIVERPOOL—Just over two months into his tenure as U.K. prime minister, Andy Burnham is laying the groundwork for an unabashedly socialist overhaul of the British state.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

He’d led an overhaul of state campaign finance laws that ushered in stricter ethics rules for elected officials.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

But we should also realize that the engineers who are so ready to offer grim characterizations of what they’ve created are much less willing to make any substantial process overhauls.

From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2026

The stock declines have made software companies attractive opportunities for private-equity firms looking to acquire assets at a discount, perform strategic business overhauls and then exit at a markup.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026

He tells clients in a note that he largely agrees with Transurban’s assessment that toll overhauls in New South Wales state are value neutral.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

The whole German auto industry -- including VW's peers BMW and Mercedes-Benz with their suppliers -- has been struggling in recent years, with job cuts and overhauls increasingly common.

From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026

A silence overhauls us, and the voice leaves me completely There’s no more breathing at the other end.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak

Louis Vuitton successfully overhauled its products and Chinese demand began to pick up again.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Just 20 miles away from the facility, Giga Texas, other Musk companies have completely overhauled what was primarily a rural, residential area.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

The actor overhauled that home—a farmhouse, which was built in the 18th century—shortly after snapping it up to include six bedrooms, seven bathrooms.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026

Above all, though, Emery remains Villa's biggest asset and he has overhauled them before.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

He overhauled ethics rules governing White House employees’ interactions with lobbyists and, most important, managed to push a major economic stimulus bill through Congress, even though not a single House Republican voted in its favor.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

He called a meeting for Tuesday with regional presidents to discuss overhauling the country's often-dilapidated school buildings.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

He spent time in Southern California over the offseason to get a head start on overhauling his swing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

The inquest had heard that an engineer sent by Newham Council in December 2023 to carry out an inspection and look at overhauling the windows and handles, found they were functioning when he saw them.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

Exxon also cited years of structural cost savings, which have reached $16.3 billion since the company began overhauling operations a few years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

There was a flurry of overhauling and painting and mending to be done.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson




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