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overhaul

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


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Germany on Wednesday pulled the plug on its largest naval order in decades after the anti-submarine warship project suffered delays, a setback for the country's ambitions to overhaul its military.

From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026

Eide Bailly is among a handful of the largest 20 U.S. accounting firms outside the Big Four that hasn’t done a structural overhaul in the past few years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

“We haven’t seen a single district — especially a district of this size — do a comprehensive overhaul of their entire approach to technology. We think this is going to become a gold standard.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026

Part of a broader effort to overhaul the nation's immigration system, the administration claims it is to combat what they have called "significant threats to national security and public safety".

From BBC • Jun. 19, 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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