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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 several occasions student protests defeated government reforms – such as a university overhaul in 1986 and a lower youth minimum wage in 1994.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Many of these powers would remain out of its reach even after the overhaul.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

He also vetoed an effort to overhaul the state’s struggling community-solar program.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

The shutdown had to happen because the buildings had become leaky and rusty and needed a complete overhaul.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

He’d led an overhaul of state campaign finance laws that ushered in stricter ethics rules for elected officials.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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

Hichilema quickly implemented economic overhauls, including austerity measures, that helped pull the country out of default, winning credit from investors and economists.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 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

The whole German auto industry -- including VW's peers BMW and Mercedes-Benz with their suppliers -- has been struggling in recent years, with job cuts and overhauls increasingly common.

From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 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

Louis Vuitton successfully overhauled its products and Chinese demand began to pick up again.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

The company said in its filing on Friday that since 2020, it had "overhauled" its privacy practices to help meet the "unique needs of its community".

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

The actor overhauled that home—a farmhouse, which was built in the 18th century—shortly after snapping it up to include six bedrooms, seven bathrooms.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026

Above all, though, Emery remains Villa's biggest asset and he has overhauled them before.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 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

He called a meeting for Tuesday with regional presidents to discuss overhauling the country's often-dilapidated school buildings.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

He spent time in Southern California over the offseason to get a head start on overhauling his swing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

The inquest had heard that an engineer sent by Newham Council in December 2023 to carry out an inspection and look at overhauling the windows and handles, found they were functioning when he saw them.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

The manufacturer originally said it wouldn’t be able to finish overhauling the souped-up aircraft, known as the VC-25B, until after Trump left office.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 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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