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reinvent

[ree-in-vent] / ˌri ɪnˈvɛnt /


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“We really didn’t feel the need to reinvent the place,” Whiteman said, adding one bombastic exception: The Greatest Bar on Earth, which had been Baum’s brainchild.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

At the same time, it has invested billions in an effort to reinvent itself for an electric future, in which it is likely to face intense competition from aggressively expanding Chinese brands.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

"Whilst America has offered them a more peaceful retreat ... they've struggled to reinvent themselves in a dynamic way."

From Barron's Aug. 23, 2026

All book adaptations, whether from novels or memoirs, could stand to embellish the facts here and there, or go ahead and reinvent the wheel when possible.

From Salon Aug. 12, 2026

Abolish the apostrophe and it will be necessary, before the hour is up, to reinvent it.

From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author

She reinvents herself repeatedly, moving around North America and ultimately to Paris, but wherever she goes she runs into people from the party.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 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

But perhaps his most powerful facet is that of a man who builds bridges, pushes others and constantly reinvents himself.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 23, 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

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

He has since reinvented himself as a man of the people, melding a relaxed, folksy style with slick social media videos.

From Barron's Jul. 20, 2026

Jackson is a former social conservative who has reinvented himself into what he calls a “pickup-truck progressive.”

From Slate Jul. 11, 2026

Her oldest sister, Sonia Gonzalez, said Gonzalez reminds her a lot of their father, who reinvented himself many times over the years.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

Here Moushumi had reinvented herself, without misgivings, without guilt.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

After World War II the Beats were reinventing bohemia, giving the old wayward ways a hyperbolic intensity.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

Recording interviews and editing at home, for example, have been some of the ways to make this work but adapting and reinventing have always been part of my journalistic career.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

“Part of the beauty of that world is that it keeps reinventing itself. Every season being a new story takes on a different guise,” Coughlan said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

I generally prefer, as a strategic matter, an elevation of shared values—inclusive, connective, moral language such as reclaiming, rather than reinventing or discarding.

From Slate Aug. 3, 2026

It seems that everyone in this house is reinventing themselves and no one is who they once were.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson




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