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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 Grade II listed arts venue is to undergo a £231m overhaul, including the development of a climate-controlled habitat to support plant health.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

At Delhi's Jantar Mantar, where the CJP held its earlier protest, the group demanded Pradhan's resignation as well as an overhaul of India's education system with greater accountability.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

American Airlines plans to install screens at every seat as part of a cabin overhaul that includes adding more rows in first class and extra legroom in narrow-body planes.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

He then spent a great deal of time carrying out a major overhaul of the property, alongside his longtime collaborator Nicole Fuller.

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

And his allegedly repaired car coughed and floundered, as it had been doing for months prior to overhaul.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

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

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

With a knockout-round berth already secure, U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino overhauls his lineup, but the changes didn’t work in a 3-2 loss to Turkey.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2026

He said there were still two major vessels due to return from planned overhauls this month - MV Isle of Lewis and MV Finlaggan.

From BBC May 13, 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

Despite being overhauled and pipped to silver by her team-mate in a dramatic finish, Hodgkinson celebrated together with Hunter Bell on the track.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

In the intervening period, Aston Martin, as Newey put it, "overhauled how we work", improved organisation, put in place different systems, and rethought the car.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

Meta has been consistently criticized for its spending levels over the past few quarters as the company has overhauled its AI strategy with the creation of Meta Superintelligence Labs.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

The runway-turned-test track was overhauled in 2011—new layout, fresh asphalt, safety barriers—and now includes two clinically perfect, constant-radius 180-degree turns: the hairpins of destiny.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

During the end of March and most of April, my father caught and salted alewives for crab bait, overhauled the motor on the Portia Sue, and converted it once more for crabbing.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson

In the same week that the pair were ranting over historical “accuracy,” Michael Kratsios, the president’s science adviser, proposed overhauling the government’s approach to funding the sciences.

From Salon Jul. 28, 2026

The Lakers pivoted quickly after James announced he wouldn’t return, overhauling the roster to complement star guards Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

That comes as President Bola Tinubu has engaged in a raft of reforms, hailed by economists and investors, including liberalising the naira currency exchange rate, overhauling the tax code and removing a costly fuel subsidy.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

The move was not huge, but it shows the sensitivities at a moment when Burnham is overhauling his cabinet.

From BBC Jul. 20, 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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