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overhaul

[oh-ver-hawl, oh-ver-hawl, oh-ver-hawl] / ˌoʊ vərˈhɔl, ˈoʊ vərˌhɔl, ˈoʊ vərˌhɔl /


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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

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

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

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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