overhaul
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Nevertheless, the findings offer an encouraging indication that relatively modest changes in food choices may benefit blood vessel health, even without weight loss or a major dietary overhaul.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026
"This budget will largely be a stopgap that will tide the government over before a more significant policy overhaul in 2027," said Alexander Harvey, UK economist at Oxford Economics.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
Along with hand-breaded chicken, the menu overhaul includes new flavors of Chicken McNuggets, as well as new wings, wraps and other sandwiches.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
The first phase of the major overhaul is expected to be finished by spring 2027.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 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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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
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
Nike NKE -1.17%decrease; down pointing triangle has ended online sales through its existing distributors in mainland China as the U.S. sportswear company overhauls its operations to revive sales amid intensifying competition from local rivals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 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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“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
Meta overhauled its AI efforts in spring 2025 after the disappointing launch of its then-latest model, Llama 4.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 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
While his father was out of town, Louie overhauled the engine on the family’s Marmon Roosevelt Straight-8 sedan.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
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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
The company is overhauling creative leadership as it struggles to get domestic audiences to watch more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Much like when they were tasked with overhauling 325 to beat Sri Lanka at Headingley in an ODI less than a month ago, they fell short.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 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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