reform
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The FA believes this reform will address the relative lack of competitive minutes young English players receive.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
“We want to move forward with the reform process, but we know people are concerned and afraid and we must give them answers,” Merz said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
I just had not done the work to build the support for that reform measure in the way that I should have.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
The top priority, Houngbo said, was "to finish up the reform", and ensure "the medium- to long-term financial viability of the institution".
From Barron's
Stanton was ready to return to reform work when, to her surprise and dismay, she learned that at age forty-three she was pregnant with her seventh child.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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For now, the results highlight the importance of continued satellite monitoring of Arctic sea ice, along with the energy balance that controls how the ice melts and reforms.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
He described the reforms, designed to cut costs and improve efficiency, as "the most significant structural reform of our NHS in the devolution era".
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
He would press ahead with tax, welfare and economic reforms to bring about prosperity, he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Among other business law reforms, Texas last year passed legislation that lets companies incorporated in the state exclude resolutions if proponents don’t own at least $1 million, or 3%, of voting shares.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
I think now, however, that the activists tragically limited the impact of their movement with the reforms they proposed.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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He declined to rejoin the band when it reformed in 2001.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
The university also hired a new provost and new deans and reformed its discipline policies to make them “more consistent, fair and effective,” Garber has said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
A week later, he voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill, which reformed Medicaid.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
After splitting up in 2002, the band reformed in 2013 and are still performing.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
In my dream, all of the collapsed ceilings reformed above us.
From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer
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Nevertheless, advocates focused on reforming the state’s utilities sought this year to seize the moment to enact tough regulations, including forcing data centers to pay for transmission upgrades and wildfire mitigation efforts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
For Burnham, the fix lies partly in reforming the education system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
It also is calling for reforming the congressional budget process.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
Former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji was mourned on Tuesday with lowered flags and social media commemorations, ahead of a funeral for the reforming trailblazer who died last week at 97.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Knowing that punishing Louie would only provoke his defiance, Louise took a surreptitious route toward reforming him.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
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