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They had the most sympathy with student complaints about the excessive size of classes and with the need to renovate the country's crumbling schools.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

In October 1998, 500,000 pupils marched across France over similar demands, resulting in almost €1bn to renovate schools and 14,000 extra staff.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

He is said to have spent an astonishing $100 million to renovate it for a planned Beechwood Art Museum.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

On Tuesday, the City Council unanimously approved $466.6 million in funding that will be doled out to developers, nonprofits, land trusts and other organizations to build and renovate affordable housing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

The City of New York takes so much time to either renovate or bulldoze a condemned building it’s like those guys on Death Row who die of old age rather than execution.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez

Prices may go up as supply contracts, insurance payments flood in, and investment renovates buildings to code; prices may go down as rising premiums and maintenance fees get tacked on.

From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2024

Since 2022 Trixie's also had her own show on Discovery+, Trixie Motel, which follows the drag queen as she renovates a motel in California.

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2024

Beyond the Carter Center, the couple became the most famous volunteers for Habitat for Humanity, the international outfit that builds, repairs and renovates homes for low-income people.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 6, 2023

Through this initiative, Ivorian artistic director Lemon Otto renovates external facades of older building such as Pyramid, which was completed in 1973 under the direction of the Italian architect Rinaldo Olivieri.

From Reuters ● Apr. 24, 2023

When he takes a Hindoo head into his charge, he does not confine himself to the chin or scalp, but renovates it all over. 

From Behind the Bungalow by Edward Hamilton Aitken

She picked up one abode in 2017 for just under $10 million but sold that off just three years later, having renovated the home extensively before deciding to put it back on the market.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

The brand just flew more than 100 VICs—“very important clients”—to Milan Fashion Week, providing them with private access to da Vinci’s “Last Supper,” private dinners and a tour of its newly renovated store.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Some of the old cinemas have been restored and renovated, and the single-screen experience still has its devotees.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

Before entering a heavily gilded Oval Office, Trump walked Xi along a renovated colonnade now adorned with gold-framed portraits of U.S. presidents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Jule goes to a specialized academy housed in a renovated mansion on an ordinary street in New York City.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart

Should I sell my house because of dangerous stairs — or spend thousands renovating?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

The prime minister has sought to address the issue of missing teachers and renovating buildings that are dilapidated.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

Instead, sellers could stay in place, renovating their current homes rather than moving.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Lavoie plans to use his money from selling some of his shares to fund a hotel he is renovating in Pontebba, Italy's northeastern Friuli region, plus a small brewery.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

Perhaps Vincent thinks they are tearing it down, not renovating it.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman