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renovation

[ren-uh-vay-shuhn] / ˌrɛn əˈveɪ ʃən /


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He worked on the Pentagon renovation after 9/11.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

One of them is Charter Amendment PL, a package of five proposals that would streamline certain parts of the Planning Department, which controls land use, signs off on construction and renovation projects and guides growth.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The renovation on a different Fed building, completed in 2022, had run over budget and past schedule.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

The OIG's investigation centered around a major building renovation project at the Fed's Washington headquarters whose cost estimates grew from $1.3 billion in February 2020 to $2.4 billion in December 2024.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

“I decided to start a family renovation business. Jonah’s all in. Right, Jonah?”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Some luxury hotels have closed for renovations, including the iconic Burj Al Arab.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Hours after a federal judge blocked the president’s attempt to restore his name, the Kennedy Center’s board voted on Sept. 15 to shutter the venue for renovations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Spielberg’s vision also reportedly included more than $7 million worth of renovations, as well as plans to construct a 2,400-square-foot guesthouse and a three-story guardhouse.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

By 2007, they were in the process of withdrawing from eight to four floors, after having spent $1 million on renovations, and renting the other four out.

From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026

“They are meant to be renovations to the house,” he says as she tours the room, “but they do not fit together properly.”

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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