overhaul
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Speaking in October, Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Kaellenius said the company would overhaul its China strategy, adding that giving up on the world's toughest but largest market was not an option.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
Some of the most consequential provisions in Congress’s last major Social Security overhaul, enacted in 1983, were phased in over decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
On the campaign trail, Raman has promised to let Mejia audit every dollar of city spending on homelessness, setting the stage for a potential overhaul of L.A.’s approach to the crisis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
Trump was consumed by the war with Iran abroad and his construction overhaul of Washington at home.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
We overhaul the bayonets—that is to say, the ones that have a saw on the blunt edge.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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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
Instead of strict rules and major life overhauls, creators are sharing small changes aimed at finishing the year strong.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 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
He tells clients in a note that he largely agrees with Transurban’s assessment that toll overhauls in New South Wales state are value neutral.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 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
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“School districts across the country have overhauled admissions criteria for competitive public schools after concluding that existing systems produced undesirable racial enrollment patterns,” they said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
Its centerpiece is Siri AI, the overhauled version of Apple’s assistant powered by Apple Intelligence, which the company is pitching as a more conversational helper than the original Siri.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
Meta overhauled its AI efforts in spring 2025 after the disappointing launch of its then-latest model, Llama 4.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Louis Vuitton successfully overhauled its products and Chinese demand began to pick up again.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 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
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Rodriguez, who served on the board from 2013-16, said that during her tenure she focused on overhauling the procurement process to allow small, women-owned and minority-owned businesses to better compete for city contracts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
Much like when they were tasked with overhauling 325 to beat Sri Lanka at Headingley in an ODI less than a month ago, they fell short.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
When Farley took the CEO job in 2020, he set about quickly overhauling the company’s European business, slashing the region’s workforce in half.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
For Netflix, that means looking outside of its once-unimpeachable red walls and embracing more reluctant partnerships with rivals, while cutting costs and overhauling old practices wherever possible.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 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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