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amend

[uh-mend] / əˈmɛnd /


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In the short term, some wonder how they can possibly comply with Uefa's financial rules, which European football's governing body does not intend to amend despite Como's rise from Serie B.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

Reining in that authority, however, would likely require the court’s member states to amend the Rome Statute, the founding treaty of the ICC.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Was she explicitly told that she could add to or amend her statement if she remembered more about what happened?

From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2026

Damian dismissed an earlier version of the complaint in September 2025 but allowed the plaintiffs to amend their claims.

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

I have serious doubts that trying to amend the Constitution would work on an actual level.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

The Church must respond "with truth, justice, forgiveness, making amends and an ever more resolute commitment to fostering a culture of prevention and protection for the weakest," he added.

From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026

“There’s a personal incentive in intervention work to make amends for bad things you’ve done, give back, but there’s also the desire to not ever get arrested or go to jail or prison again.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

Several of them have demanded the king takes the next step in making amends for colonisation and the transatlantic slave trade, which his ancestors profited off for centuries.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

An AI system has no stake; it isn’t capable of reform or making amends.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

It was to escape further contamination by the filth of civilized life; it was to be purified and made good; it was actively to make amends.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

In 2020, A-CAP’s insurers provided a $46 million loan to 777 that has since been amended more than 100 times, according to Wise’s petition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

Last month Gracie said her client was pleading guilty to two amended charges.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Anthropic on Monday filed an amended version of its IPO paperwork, disclosing third-quarter results that show its growth — and its expanded spending commitments.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

MGM amended its voting agreement with People Inc. after the media company withdrew its proposal to acquire the casino and resort chain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

By that, I mean I thought privately that we should have amended, or relaxed, our general non-engagement policy.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

A child protection bill was introduced in 2021 amending multiple statutes with the stated aim of cracking down on paedophilia.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

"Parents should not have to feel the pinch just to sit next to their child on a flight, or for amending a simple booking error," said Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 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

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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