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retool

[ree-tool] / riˈtul /


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Enduring the longest cold spell of his career, Betts was forced to retool.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

It is more profitable for them to manufacture familiar gas-powered SUVs and pickups than to pursue new supply chains and retool their lines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

He continued that Canada can sustain an auto industry with the US tariffs provided the government and business community work to "reimagine" and "retool" the industry.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2025

They are now having to retool against Vice President Harris, who is truly a historic figure as the first Black and South Asian woman to be a major political party’s presidential nominee.

From Salon • Aug. 12, 2024

To produce a new invention, you'd have to retool an entire factory.

From The Status Civilization by Sheckley, Robert