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the act, process, or result of improving something by removing flaws, problems, etc.
They're calling for a complete reformation of the healthcare system.
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Leaders of the protestant reformation in Europe, most famously Martin Luther, emerged from university programs in theology with historical ties to medieval institutions.
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Bradford Vivian / Made By History, TIME, 16 Aug. 2024
The Chameleons’ decades-long history includes three albums released between 1983 and 1986, a long breakup, three more albums between 2000 and 2002, another long breakup, a reformation in 2021 and new recordings this year.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2024
The protest movement that finally dethroned Suharto in 1998 was called reformasi, or reformation.
—Krithika Varagur, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2022
By the way, as a result of its reformations Japan went on to move through the classic stages of the Big Cycle.
—Ray Dalio, TIME, 25 June 2024
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Bradford Vivian / Made By History, TIME, 16 Aug. 2024
The Chameleons’ decades-long history includes three albums released between 1983 and 1986, a long breakup, three more albums between 2000 and 2002, another long breakup, a reformation in 2021 and new recordings this year.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2024
The protest movement that finally dethroned Suharto in 1998 was called reformasi, or reformation.
—Krithika Varagur, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2022
By the way, as a result of its reformations Japan went on to move through the classic stages of the Big Cycle.
—Ray Dalio, TIME, 25 June 2024
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“Reformation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reformation. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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