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amendment

[uh-mend-muhnt] / əˈmɛnd mənt /




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Rep. Brian Seitz, a Branson Republican who guided the amendment through the House, denied that supporters were trying to trick voters.

From Salon Aug. 25, 2026

Under the constitutional amendment which made his presidency possible, the new president will likely only be in place until the new constitution comes into force - or for maximum of five years.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

A bipartisan amendment introduced in June to the National Defense Authorization Act would extend the familiar principle of fair, reasonable and nondiscriminatory, or Frand, licensing—long applied to technologies essential to industry standards—to foreign-owned critical ISAs.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

The amendment reads in part, “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

On January 10, 1878, Senator Arlen A. Sargent of California proposed a sixteenth amendment to the Constitution.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

MPs in favour of the bill hope Lords would vote in favour, if presented the choice of some sceptical amendments versus an entirely unamended bill becoming law.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

Eric Law, chairman of the Penisula Community Planning Board, criticized the state senator’s proposed amendments in an interview Monday.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

The bill states that “nothing in this title or the amendments made by this title shall be construed to override, modify, or amend the applicability of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

A supermajority requirement would apply only to constitutional amendments and ratifying treaties.

From Slate Jul. 31, 2026

The Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments to the Constitution, is ratified, or approved, by the states in December.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis




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