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overhaul

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


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Member’s Mark finished the ingredient overhaul for the products in December 2025, Scheidler said.

From MarketWatch Sep. 16, 2026

There are also new, more expensive iPhone 18 Pro models on the way, as well as Apple Watches with redesigned sensors and an AI-infused Health app overhaul.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

Earlier in July, the influential Institute for Fiscal Studies think-tank suggested that the triple lock should be scrapped as part of a wider pensions overhaul.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

This graduation overhaul is about “creating deeper, more meaningful educational experiences,” said state Education Commissioner Betty Rosa.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 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

Nike NKE -1.17%decrease; down pointing triangle has ended online sales through its existing distributors in mainland China as the U.S. sportswear company overhauls its operations to revive sales amid intensifying competition from local rivals.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

Austin’s housing market improved with a 19% drop in rents and home prices since 2022, following zoning law overhauls.

From Barron's Jun. 1, 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

Venezuela has since overhauled oil-related regulations, including allowing for lower tax rates on oil production.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 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

The cranes, which dominate the east Belfast skyline, will have their engines overhauled and other key components replaced.

From BBC Aug. 19, 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

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

VideoAmp isn’t the only vendor overhauling its business model to survive the rise of AI agents.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

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

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

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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