overhaul
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Bilton was installed in May by CBS News Editor in Chief Bari Weiss as part of a dramatic overhaul that saw several veteran correspondents and producers exit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
The administration has also warned in a court filing the storied arts venue may have to be demolished if courts block the president's plans to overhaul the landmark.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
A federal judge in mid-July sided with detainees, who argued their constitutional and disability rights were being violated, and ordered the government overhaul conditions at the center.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Executives have now decided a major overhaul is needed.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
New York’s prison system in the early twentieth century, to his concerned eyes, was in need of complete overhaul.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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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
The whole German auto industry -- including VW's peers BMW and Mercedes-Benz with their suppliers -- has been struggling in recent years, with job cuts and overhauls increasingly common.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 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
He said there were still two major vessels due to return from planned overhauls this month - MV Isle of Lewis and MV Finlaggan.
From BBC ● May 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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The cranes, which dominate the east Belfast skyline, will have their engines overhauled and other key components replaced.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
The defense contractor that overhauled the Qatar-donated jet to be Air Force One has replaced Christopher Kubasik.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 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
In the intervening period, Aston Martin, as Newey put it, "overhauled how we work", improved organisation, put in place different systems, and rethought the car.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 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 Mamdani administration also won kudos for overhauling some prohibitive regulations on small businesses, and it is in the process of forming a business advisory council to consult on the city’s economic development strategy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 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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