reworking

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By the end of the fittings, Hallyday had recut and resewn all three pieces several times, adjusting shades of white, reworking the skirt’s fabrics and refining the jacket’s cut, which was her biggest challenge.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Steyer would do this in part by reworking the complicated affordable housing finance system to better use public money and attract more private capital, while finding ways to add housing on public lands.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

The complexity of reworking an existing warhead or missile means Iran likely prepared for the attack long before the war, said Farzin Nadimi, an Iran-focused senior fellow with the Washington Institute, a U.S.-based think tank.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

The new number one is a duet reworking of a track of the same name taken from Fender's third studio album, the Mercury Prize-winning People Watching.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

For life to be detected on Mars photographically, even from Mars orbit, it must likewise have accomplished a major reworking of the surface.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan