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reform

[ri-fawrm] / rɪˈfɔrm /


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

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

Many economists say regulatory reform will be needed alongside government stimulus to ensure sustainable growth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Therefore, the urgent case for reform must be addressed before that.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

Becerra said he would look closely at regulatory reform to lower housing and business costs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

In recent years, civil rights advocates have launched important reform efforts, most notably the campaigns challenging felon disenfranchisement laws, crack-sentencing policies, and racial profiling by law enforcement.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

Cornell has already announced several preliminary reforms to support sexual assault victims, and has commissioned an independent probe into how it responded in 2024.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

He said planning reforms were in favour of development, with housing and economic growth policies often carrying greater weight than nature conservation.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Both times, Congress catered to vocal constituents instead of adopting reforms to bolster the Social Security system.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

Silverman said that in Japan, “corporate-governance reforms have enhanced efficiency and built dividend opportunities for investors.”

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

Many of these reforms were precisely the sort of things that we in the ANC someday hoped to enact.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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

In an apparent recognition of the unions' demands, Puente, who has refused to resign, 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

But she wished them well in their work, she said, in order to see the electoral body reformed so that every Venezuelan, inside the country and abroad, could vote.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Many of them can be reformed at no cost.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 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

She said: "We are reforming the heating oil sector, holding suppliers to account and giving consumers confidence that they will get a fair deal."

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

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

It was also a way of fooling the outside world into thinking that the government was reforming apartheid.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela


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