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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 city spent more than five years beginning in 2012 on an overhaul of its regulations called CodeNEXT.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

While the nation tries to figure it out, Austin is reaping the spoils of its housing overhaul.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

Amid this soccer overhaul, one of the most closely watched names remains Denis Bouanga.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

Mr. Pratt has recorded cute social-media videos with dogs, promising to overhaul the city’s dysfunctional shelter system and to require vagrants to get treatment for mental health illnesses and addictions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

New York’s prison system in the early twentieth century, to his concerned eyes, was in need of complete overhaul.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover




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