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overhaul

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


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When Julianna and Mark Hayes decided to overhaul the landscaping at their home in Northern California’s Marin County, they weren’t legally required to clear a 5-foot perimeter surrounding their house.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Raman says she believes that infrastructure needs an overhaul and has included it under her top priorities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

A preservation group’s lawsuit challenging President Trump’s plans to overhaul the East Potomac Golf Links recently boiled over when the administration cut down more than 400 trees on short notice.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

The Lakers brought in nine new players during an offseason roster overhaul, further burying Knecht on the forward depth chart.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 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

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

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

Burger chains have been working to elevate their signature sandwiches, with both McDonald’s and Burger King staging overhauls in recent years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 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

“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 Guardian headlines on "School inspections to be overhauled yet again" after the new system was labelled "dangerously stressful" and "damaging teachers' mental health".

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

The company overhauled its original power plans to address local resistance to its idea to use gas turbines and diesel generators, but it has yet to obtain the air permits it needs from the state.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

He overhauled ethics rules governing White House employees’ interactions with lobbyists and, most important, managed to push a major economic stimulus bill through Congress, even though not a single House Republican voted in its favor.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

When Farley took the CEO job in 2020, he set about quickly overhauling the company’s European business, slashing the region’s workforce in half.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 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

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 acquired a 27.7% stake in Man Utd in 2024, and has since restructured the organisation, overseeing 450 redundancies, overhauling senior management and sacking two managers.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 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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