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overhaul

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


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A federal judge temporarily barred the Trump administration from closing a Washington, D.C. public golf course for a planned overhaul to turn it into a championship-level course.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 15, 2026

Mullin suggested “a complete overhaul of the system” was needed.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 14, 2026

The system needs a complete overhaul, he said, estimating a $50 billion price tag.

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026

The $3.3 billion train is the most-anticipated feature of the airport’s $30 billion overhaul.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 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

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

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

Instead of strict rules and major life overhauls, creators are sharing small changes aimed at finishing the year strong.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 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

Since the school overhauled its careers education a couple of years ago, none of the students has become Neet on leaving at 18.

From BBC ● Nov. 15, 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

It is the second open-weight model Meta has released since the company overhauled its AI efforts last year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 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

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

The burger chain is overhauling its menu and seeking to deliver a “clear and compelling value proposition.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

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

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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