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reform

[ri-fawrm] / rɪˈfɔrm /


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Newt Gingrich’s minority built a reform agenda on spending, Congressional ethics and welfare reform.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

It didn’t specify which oil fields the agreement covers but said it wants to see further progress on regulatory reform and other conditions necessary for a profitable investment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

He won 62% of the total vote of Texans across the Rio Grande Valley and central Texas on a platform of affordability, healthcare access, immigration reform and reconnecting with working-class Latino voters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026

The Times also leads on Brand's conviction and subsequent calls to reform how sexual offences are prosecuted.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

He didn’t think his successor, William Taft, was making good on his promise to finish what Roosevelt started—his program of reform.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple

For Nigerians to feel a meaningful improvement in their lives, the reforms will need to go beyond the promises outlined in the manifesto, analysts say.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

Titled From Reform to Prosperity, the manifesto builds on Tinubu's first-term economic reforms, including the removal of the fuel subsidy, which has pushed up living costs.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

Leaders of the Senate Judiciary and Intelligence committees have proposed renewing 702 coupled with a strong set of reforms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

“I don’t think there’s going to be an appetite to see reforms in this area, certainly not as far-reaching as we saw in Prop. 45, for many years to come,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026

Differences of opinion are inevitable about which reforms are most important and in what order of priority they should be pursued.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

In an apparent recognition of the unions' demands, Puente said the working conditions of control centre operators would be reformed, including their breaks and monitoring their fatigue levels.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

Many of them can be reformed at no cost.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

He declined to rejoin the band when it reformed in 2001.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

"The health service needs reformed... but reform needs to be done appropriately and it needs to be done in conjunction with the public."

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

Michael Kammerer, a senior, played the reformed convict Jean Valjean, and he was among those in the cast who, at Volpe’s behest, had gone trash-picking for elements of the set.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

After college, he founded a think tank dedicated to reforming government.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

Now 27, she despairs when hearing another Cornell president talk about reforming the Greek system.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

With 19 policymakers, it is difficult to make progress given diverse individual perspectives, strongly held views and the challenge of reforming such a complicated beast.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

At present, hydrogen produced through methane-steam reforming costs about $1.50 per kilogram, while green hydrogen costs roughly $5 per kilogram.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026

The blue troops seemed to be pulling back that way, retreating, reforming.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara


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