overhaul
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The nation's largest airline said it had inked a deal with consulting firm Accenture to overhaul "back-end systems", with an unspecified number of roles to be taken over by "teams in India".
From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026
On the campaign trail, Raman has promised to let Mejia audit every dollar of city spending on homelessness, setting the stage for a potential overhaul of L.A.’s approach to the crisis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
With problems mounting for the industry, several European carmakers are shifting up a gear on their plans to overhaul their operations—shedding jobs, reshuffling their model lineups and—in some cases—changing course on their strategies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
McDonald’s detailed the plans as it works to overhaul its menu, declutter its value offerings and hold on to customers who are juggling higher costs of living and have shied away from dining out.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026
In spite of the complete overhaul that your mind is crying for, you have a brain that could really grow and flower here in N.Y.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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De Meo, widely considered a turnaround specialist, has accelerated his management overhauls in a bid to revive sales and a share price that has dropped roughly 40 percent since January.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
Netflix reported its slowest revenue growth in years and said it was working to spur more viewing time as it cuts staff and overhauls its leadership team.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
But we should also realize that the engineers who are so ready to offer grim characterizations of what they’ve created are much less willing to make any substantial process overhauls.
From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2026
Instead of strict rules and major life overhauls, creators are sharing small changes aimed at finishing the year strong.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 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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Toyota produced few RAV4s in January and February after two plants in Ontario, Canada, underwent retrofits for the overhauled 2026 model.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
“School districts across the country have overhauled admissions criteria for competitive public schools after concluding that existing systems produced undesirable racial enrollment patterns,” they said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
Its centerpiece is Siri AI, the overhauled version of Apple’s assistant powered by Apple Intelligence, which the company is pitching as a more conversational helper than the original Siri.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
The Guardian headlines on "School inspections to be overhauled yet again" after the new system was labelled "dangerously stressful" and "damaging teachers' mental health".
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
He overhauled ethics rules governing White House employees’ interactions with lobbyists and, most important, managed to push a major economic stimulus bill through Congress, even though not a single House Republican voted in its favor.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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The sixth permanent manager since Dave Cormack took control at Pittodrie in November 2019, he steered the Dons away from relegation trouble last term before overhauling the squad with 15 signings.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
Rodriguez, who served on the board from 2013-16, said that during her tenure she focused on overhauling the procurement process to allow small, women-owned and minority-owned businesses to better compete for city contracts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
Company overhauling creative leadership as it struggles to get domestic audiences to watch more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Fiji also this week announced it was overhauling its intelligence service, with New Zealand's spy agency to conduct a six-month review.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 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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