reconfigure
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In South Korea, refineries run largely on Middle Eastern crude, and some politicians want to reconfigure them to accept more oil from the U.S. and elsewhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Then, the Dodgers would have had to reconfigure their defense, likely moving first baseman Freddie Freeman to third, catcher Dalton Rushing to first base and Smith behind the plate, forfeiting the designated hitter spot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
The rush is on to reconfigure the guts of the electric grid.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
The advance points toward a future in which light could be used to design and reconfigure electronic circuits directly on a chip.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 3, 2026
Not only did Pachakuti reconfigure the capital, he laid out the institutions that characterized Tawantinsuyu itself.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Atomic change suggests that the soul, like the mind, can be reconfigured as gradually as we might update a laptop one key and chip at a time.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
"We saw that in 10 hours after the CME, the tangled field lines were able to go back to their original place, they reconnected and corona's energy was reconfigured," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
This means that both the speed and transmission behavior of optical signals could be reconfigured across entire systems containing multiple resonators, rather than only within a single resonator.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026
Both the James and Austen works get similarly reconfigured for their applicability to Iranian conditions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
The Zapotec reconfigured the entire hill to build the city, slicing out terraces and platforms.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
"They're reconfiguring their supply chains," he told reporters.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
It is also reconfiguring stores to have less clutter and use clearer visuals to make the shopping experience easier for customers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
“Installing stairlifts, reconfiguring bathrooms, widening doorways and adding entrance ramps may carry a price tag in excess of tens of thousands of dollars.”
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 15, 2026
California voters should not expect to see a special election campaign focused on the minutia of reconfiguring the state’s congressional districts, however.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2025
Rather what I recall exactly was Pete’s face, which I caught reconfiguring, lamping up with the day’s first piece of truly useful information.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
