overhaul
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But time is rapidly running out for any nationwide overhaul.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
A month into its chai overhaul, Starbucks relented ever so slightly, stripping out water to help make the hot drink creamier and spicier again.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Pride said she rewatched the original series, paying particular attention to the shift that materialized in Season 2 when Allen was brought on to overhaul it, as a starting point.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
While the new Fed chair must navigate a period of uncertainty, there’s no urgency to overhaul your portfolio and fret about high-quality fixed-income bonds, especially shorter-duration offerings.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
We overhaul the bayonets—that is to say, the ones that have a saw on the blunt edge.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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The stock declines have made software companies attractive opportunities for private-equity firms looking to acquire assets at a discount, perform strategic business overhauls and then exit at a markup.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
Draghi, who is also a former Italian premier, advocates significant public and private investment and policy overhauls to supersize companies so they can compete internationally.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
With a knockout-round berth already secure, U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino overhauls his lineup, but the changes didn’t work in a 3-2 loss to Turkey.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
Austin’s housing market improved with a 19% drop in rents and home prices since 2022, following zoning law overhauls.
From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026
A silence overhauls us, and the voice leaves me completely There’s no more breathing at the other end.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
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The actor overhauled that home—a farmhouse, which was built in the 18th century—shortly after snapping it up to include six bedrooms, seven bathrooms.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has overhauled the country’s top security chiefs following the deaths of the previous leadership team.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Despite being overhauled and pipped to silver by her team-mate in a dramatic finish, Hodgkinson celebrated together with Hunter Bell on the track.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Company president said the revamped burger was helping win market share; McDonald’s recently overhauled the Big Mac.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
During the end of March and most of April, my father caught and salted alewives for crab bait, overhauled the motor on the Portia Sue, and converted it once more for crabbing.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
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The manufacturer originally said it wouldn’t be able to finish overhauling the souped-up aircraft, known as the VC-25B, until after Trump left office.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
In the same week that the pair were ranting over historical “accuracy,” Michael Kratsios, the president’s science adviser, proposed overhauling the government’s approach to funding the sciences.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
That comes as President Bola Tinubu has engaged in a raft of reforms, hailed by economists and investors, including liberalising the naira currency exchange rate, overhauling the tax code and removing a costly fuel subsidy.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
The move was not huge, but it shows the sensitivities at a moment when Burnham is overhauling his cabinet.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
There was a flurry of overhauling and painting and mending to be done.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
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