overhaul
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The U.S. government awarded Verizon a $2.4 billion contract in 2023 to support the overhaul.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026
Mullin suggested “a complete overhaul of the system” was needed.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 14, 2026
Since 2010, even while an overhaul of GCSEs has been widely seen as raising standards, the likelihood of the children from the poorest families passing these key exams has barely changed, he says.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 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
The revolutionary overhaul endowed the Mary Rose with the greatest naval military innovation of its time: hinged gunports.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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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
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
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
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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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
That started to change a decade later when Congress in 1978 overhauled the nation’s bankruptcy laws.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 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
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
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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
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
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
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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