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overhaul

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


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This is Kobliner’s first overhaul of “Get a Financial Life” since the COVID-19 pandemic, and things have changed tremendously just in the last few years.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

In government, she took on the role of housing secretary and was tasked with rapidly increasing housebuilding and delivering an overhaul of renters' rights.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Jerome Powell, the outgoing Fed chair, said he attempted a communications overhaul last year and was largely talked out of it by colleagues and staff.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

After her editor sent 11 pages of feedback and issued a two-month deadline for an overhaul, Fortune forgave herself for not getting a gold star on her first draft.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

New York’s prison system in the early twentieth century, to his concerned eyes, was in need of complete overhaul.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover




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