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fixed up

verb

past tense of fix up

as in rebuilt

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Four years ago, after helping found Matter, Apple rebuilt HomeKit’s underlying architecture and revamped the Home app, laying a strong foundation.

— Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2026
Cities almost entirely destroyed by American bombs had to be rebuilt.

— Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

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United earlier this year overhauled the way travelers earn miles to reward customers holding its credit cards.

— Caleigh Keating, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
It was overhauled by RED Inc Architects and DyeLot Interiors (whose projects also include Wayfarer Hotel, Tapestry Collection by Hilton and The Edwin Hotel, Autograph Collection) and has since been dubbed Napa’s first downtown urban resort.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026

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The model for taking a scorecard into a presidential primary comes from Richard Nixon, who refurbished his reputation by campaigning across the country for Republicans in 1966 and got some credit for a good GOP year.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Knappenberger also refurbished a 1960s vending machine filled with mystery mini prints of four Kansas City landmarks.

— Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026

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The museum confirmed the incident occurred on October 4 but found no signs to explain how a three-hundred-year-old bowl could have fallen onto a box below, breaking both objects, which are now being repaired.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
That preparation became even more important when the ice machine at his postal station stopped working and was not repaired, Carla Gates said.

— Ginger Allen, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

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Strolling, moon-watching, reading, writing, burning incense, listening to the guqin and sharing a simple banquet were then reconstructed as experiences that visitors could enter and feel for themselves.

— Li Jun, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
Since then, the 16-foot-by-32-foot church has been reconstructed, after archaeologists in 2021 uncovered the church’s original foundation, as well as 62 graves linked to the congregation.

— Nancy Jiang, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

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Trying to find her brother, Prue — aided by Curtis, who reveals previously unseen pluck and ingenuity — encounters a variety of colorful animal and human characters as both friends and foes.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2026
The Dolphins were aided by two penalties—thanks Dexter Lawrence—that helped extend the drive.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2026

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