amendment
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Lowe said she had been confident she would be able to keep the structure under legal advice following an amendment to the Town and Country Planning Order 2015 which came into place in May 2024.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
The Los Angeles City Council has approved an amendment meant to assuage concerns that a rodeo ban would unfairly block equestrian events of cultural significance.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
"The change that I was hoping to see through the amendment would have repealed that legal defence. It would not have created a new criminal offence and that's really important."
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
That came hours before parliament gave the green light to a legislative amendment that expands the bank's mandate to include responsibility for economic growth, but also allows lawmakers to evaluate its performance.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
Anthony didn’t see the amendment as progress for African American men; she saw it as “an outrage against women.”
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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