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amendment

[uh-mend-muhnt] / əˈmɛnd mənt /




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The amendment also would enshrine in the county charter the seven-member ethics commission and ethics compliance office that was created when Measure G passed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

The panel worked with Le Hegarat on an amendment to address that, external.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

There is precedent for this; after the 18th Amendment, which banned the sale of alcohol, was ratified, it took another amendment, the 21st, to overturn Prohibition.

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026

The Senate’s version includes a proposed amendment granting limited authority to use treaty allies’ shipyards for certain noncombatant ships.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

“To the accusation ‘She should not have been kept,’ I reply that according to the third amendment, exceptions may be made.”

From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry

Byers said at Tuesday’s City Council meeting that she would pursue amendments to the ordinance to clarify that, beyond partnerships of three or more, multiple twosomes can also be registered.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

He argued for the need to construe these amendments in the light of humanity, “in the light of progress and civilization” that we want to see.

From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026

The human study protocol, all amendments, and the informed consent form received approval from the Institutional Review Boards at the participating sites.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

“This will leave many of the more vulnerable reliant on extensions, payment-in-kind amendments costly refinancing or sponsor support,” says Moody’s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

The president cannot force the passage of constitutional amendments, which must be passed by two-thirds of both houses of Congress and ratified by three-quarters of the state legislatures.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling


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