amend
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The simplest approach would be to amend the statutory language to stipulate that, similar to the GAO, the Federal Reserve is “an instrumentality of the United States Government independent of the executive departments.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
“The settlor can alternatively amend the trust via any method that shows his or her intent to do so by clear and convincing evidence,” McLane Middleton says.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
“The California Constitution requires the legislature to go back to the voters if it wishes to amend or repeal a voter-passed law like Prop. 28.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Maybe you think other statutes, like the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, or removal protections for the Federal Reserve, are just as important to amend.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026
I doubt that trying to amend the Constitution would actually succeed, but it may be valuable to aspire to it.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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The “OG influencer” said that he attempted to make amends with some of the celebrities he targeted, including Britney Spears and Khloé Kardashian, whom he said were receptive to his apologies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
Piroe made amends for the Premier League side by equalising with a backheel from a Sean Longstaff ball.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
He’s uniquely responsible for ushering in an age of barbarism and will spend the rest of his life making amends in the fallen world he helped create.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
But one aspect of a fair justice system is for wrongdoers to face proportionate consequences—not to be shunned forever, but to be expected to own up, make amends, and, sometimes, pay a penalty.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
He was actually trying to make amends for his unfair characterization of Adams in the Priestley letter as one of the “ancients.”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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The proposal approved Wednesday calls for the five-year-old agreement to be amended to ensure that those contingency funds can be used to cover the city’s costs in the event that other funds aren’t available.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
According to the letter, the Wales Office told the authority the figure used "was a mistake and was amended as soon as it was noticed".
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Crawford is the first mining project to receive a decision under Canada’s amended Impact Assessment Act since 2019.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Herrera’s campaign said he plans to refile an amended financial disclosure.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
I glanced at Sahil and amended silently, In a guilt-free way.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
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It later took a different route by amending the existing Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar Act, 2008.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
In the letter, the suit says, university officials were amending their investigation to include a May 8 protest she had attended in which urged students to violate university policies, among other allegations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
S&P Dow Jones Indices announced on Thursday that it decided against amending its policies for index inclusion.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 5, 2026
Meanwhile, Hershey is amending the recipe for KitKats—which it distributes in the U.S.—Chief Growth Officer Stacy Taffet said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
There was talk of amending the constitution to take this apathy into account.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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