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The European Parliament’s decision to send its just-signed trade agreement with South America for legal review served as a sharp reminder this week of just how challenging refitting the EU will be.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Transit leaders said they will develop a plan for the nearly unprecedented step of refitting 5,984 wheels onto 2,992 axles of all 748 rail cars in the series.

From Washington Post • Feb. 28, 2023

China is now investing heavily in refitting coal-fired power plants to make them more suitable for meeting peak electricity needs, said Zhou Xizhou, a longtime specialist in Chinese energy who is now at S&P Global.

From New York Times • Nov. 3, 2022

The inquiry will consider the pros and cons of bulldozing and rebuilding the store compared to refitting it.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2022

This addition of tonnage and weaponry was not, however, the main outcome of this second refitting.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler