reform
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Then, in September, the prime minister told Labour's conference: "We will reform Right to Buy. Not taking the right away from anyone in an existing home, but removing it from new homes."
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
Attempts to reform and expedite the appeals process over the years have further gummed up the system.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
Although legislators have not discussed Social Security reform at length, proposals have floated around about ways to fix the program’s financing woes.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026
The first six months of the 120th Congress must be defined not merely by a change in political power, but by a demonstrable commitment to ethical reform, transparency, and accountability.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026
“So,” he said finally, “you are not one of these female reform girls?”
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
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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
"We have seen a rise in concerns and alerts from local groups since recent planning reforms."
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
Garfield was pleased when President Hayes attempted reforms to the spoils system, but Hayes had little success.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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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
Since banning them has thus far proven unpopular and ineffective, the question seems to be: Can fraternities be reformed?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 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
Some scientists have theorized that Miranda's piecemeal structure is the result of a massive impact that broke the moon into several pieces that—held together by her gravity—were reformed into something entirely unique.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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Braun talks about reforming tax and energy policy, funding infrastructure improvements and backing the military.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 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
The president began work on reforming the Smithsonian on March 27, 2025, by issuing Executive Order 14253.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
That conventional process, known as methane-steam reforming, releases carbon dioxide while producing hydrogen.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 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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