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Recent Examples of tooledRe-tooled with new signings, the defensive inadequacies and erratic finishing that had held the club back during his first campaign were eradicated.—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026 But Theobald tooled the Zephyrs’ block, pushing the Tigers over the line with a 25-22 set 4 win.—Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 5 Nov. 2025 When the season ended, Payton and general manager George Paton could have re-tooled the personnel on defense or let a couple of key contributors go.—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2025 Hayes’ arrangements are machine-tooled to immersive perfection.—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2025
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drove
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Employment in health care again drove payroll gains in January, adding 82,000 jobs.
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Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
His latest model, the Nike Ja 3, has drawn significant praise for a more radical design than its two predecessors and drove him to becoming StockX‘s second bestselling signature athlete.