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overhaul

[oh-ver-hawl, oh-ver-hawl, oh-ver-hawl] / ˌoʊ vərˈhɔl, ˈoʊ vərˌhɔl, ˈoʊ vərˌhɔl /


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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

Chairman Kevin Warsh unveiled a structural overhaul of the Federal Open Market Committee meeting schedule to separate near-term interest-rate decisions from long-term monetary policy strategy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

But officials also won praise for seeking to overhaul the central bank so it is better prepared for a more uncertain world, introducing new crisis-fighting tools and seeking to communicate its decisions more clearly.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

And his allegedly repaired car coughed and floundered, as it had been doing for months prior to overhaul.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

De Meo, widely considered a turnaround specialist, has accelerated his management overhauls in a bid to revive sales and a share price that has dropped roughly 40 percent since January.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

From degraded batteries and pricey home electrical overhauls to state road-use taxes and specialized tires, pre-owned EVs can come with a unique ledger of surprising expenses.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

Netflix reported its slowest revenue growth in years and said it was working to spur more viewing time as it cuts staff and overhauls its leadership team.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

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

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

Pernod Ricard recently overhauled part of its U.S. distribution to become more nimble.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

“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

Defence and midfield in particular were overhauled, with new wingers too.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

The Mystery Maid, a halibut and black cod schooner, had fared badly of late and was in the process of being overhauled.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

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

Changing that meant overhauling marketing campaigns and purchasing specific luxury labels that elite customers wanted, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

That leaves both Spurs and Arsenal needing wins to realistically stand any chance of overhauling them in the race for Champions League football next season - starting at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Fiji also this week announced it was overhauling its intelligence service, with New Zealand's spy agency to conduct a six-month review.

From Barron's ● 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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