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reinvent

[ree-in-vent] / ˌri ɪnˈvɛnt /


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His team is putting a lot on the shoulders of the comedian to reinvent late night and make it a lucrative business.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

“Miami is an area in which Carnegie Mellon can reinvent not only what students learn, but how they learn,” said Farnam Jahanian, president of Carnegie Mellon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Chief executive Mike Doustdar told Denmark's TV2 television the rebrand was part of an effort to "reinvent the company".

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

As described by Channel 4, the two groups are "surrounded by the remnants of modern life" and they must "recycle, reuse and reinvent anything of use to improve their lives".

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

He used his stay in prison to reinvent the concept of a point at infinity, and combining it with Monge’s work, he became the first true projective geometer.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

She’s unpredictable, and basically reinvents herself with each new record.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

The orchestra’s vast ambition reaches into — and often reinvents — music education, pop music, film music, Latino culture, visual arts, theater, architecture, classical music, opera and avant-garde new music.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026

"Paris is alive, Paris is green, Paris is proud, Paris stands in solidarity, Paris is working class, Paris is feminist. It reinvents itself each generation," he said.

From Barron's ● Mar. 15, 2026

When Guardiola reinvents his system, changes are made based on the players he has rather than a predetermined idea of what system he wants to play.

From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2025

By imitating del Verrocchio, by immersing himself in the busy life of the workshop, Leonardo learns how to paint—and then reinvents how to paint.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

"For centuries, Oxford Street has reinvented itself, adapting to changing times and helping shape British culture along the way," he added, saying the move would "revitalise" the road and make the capital "greener".

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

Along the way, they reinvented stadium concerts with the Zoo TV tour, whose stage was crammed full of multimedia screens and satellite feeds, while Bono made nightly prank calls to the White House.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

He’s someone who’s reinvented himself over and over and over again — done records that are very different than the record before.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

We reinvented our media model, focusing more on social content and more frequent, creative and higher-quality creatives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

Most people made fesenjoon with chicken, but my late aunt had reinvented it with bite-size meatballs, and it had become a family recipe in her honor.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi

Their latest innovation has been reinventing the humble changeup, a classic pitch designed to fool hitters with how slowly it moves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

It also speaks to Antares’s preference for companies that aren’t reinventing the wheel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

“Antigone: In the Language of Kings” marks the Getty Villa’s 20th anniversary of reinventing classical tragedy for our time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

In a city constantly reinventing itself, it is a privilege to have a place that has lasted long enough to become a family tradition.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

Where Newcomen had put two and two together to make the steam engine, Desaguliers, in order to explain its working, has taken them apart again, reinventing Papin’s atmospheric wind-gun.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton


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