amend
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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
“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
So I arrived at justice, and said finally, “I feel that it is in part my fault that you came to Orgoreyn and so to Pulefen Farm. I am trying to amend my fault.”
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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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
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
J. J. Ford pocketed the bill and, to make amends for her thoughtless gesture, asked the doorman about his family.
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
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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
Illinois’s statute was recently amended to give greater protection to speakers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Local prosecutors warn that German's amended legal provision is, so far, largely untested.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
“Ballmer was the perfect deep-pocket partner to fund Catona’s flagging operations and lend legitimacy to Catona’s carbon credit business,” says the amended complaint viewed by The Times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
“She’s never been selfish before,” he amended, and some of his anger was dissipated before the satisfaction of his new learning.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
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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
While she has not specified the proposed changes, many think it will involve amending Article 9, which renounces war.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026
Chief executives and analysts say companies need to see the U.S. oil benchmark hover between $75 and $85 a barrel for several months before they consider amending their drilling programs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 14, 2026
I jot it down, amending it to ammonia, and pick out the next letter.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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