amend
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Based on his reading of the 2022 measure, Hasen concluded that the intent behind it clearly wasn’t to create a new term limit law, but to amend the existing one.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
In order to enforce the ban, schools must amend their internal regulations.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
The court heard that the Public Prosecution Service will be applying to amend dates on paperwork which they had lodged.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Bare and other opponents escalated their fight soon after, filing two suits to amend the ordinance and reverse the rezoning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 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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Mr. Barnett blithely amends the statement for children’s fiction: “Maybe more like 94.7 percent of kids’ books are crud.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
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
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
This year, Fleetwood was determined to make amends and scrapped to a solid one-under 69 which means he has plenty to build on over the next three days.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
Jefferson was making amends for what the Adams family had understandably regarded as “the singular act” of betrayal.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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The contractors in Kenya work for companies that help train Meta’s artificial intelligence, according to a proposed class-action lawsuit amended in late August.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
As amended, the remainder of the reference period is terminated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Any deal would then have to be approved by a second referendum, as well by parliament, and the constitution would have to be amended.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Those hearings were “the first to proceed under a recently amended Tennessee Supreme Court rule allowing review of the method or timing of a scheduled execution.”
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026
“I am a tool in your hand, Lord Haliax,” Cinder amended as he crumpled, trembling, to his knees.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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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
Social media companies should do more to combat this kind of misinformation, including "amending their algorithms to make sure they're not rewarding poison and division" and labelling AI content clearly, Sir Sadiq said.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
Some taxpayers argue that the Internal Revenue Service charged them interest or penalties they weren’t required to pay during the pandemic, and they now are seeking refunds and amending tax returns to get money back.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 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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