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[ed-it] / ˈɛd ɪt /


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The BBC has previously apologised for the edit but denied it was grounds for defamation.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

The good news is that we figured out how to edit the code of life with Crispr and tamed sickle-cell disease and hepatitis C. We did the scientific heavy lifting.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

“I edit differently now than I used to with the popularity of single-cam because the shows move much faster,” says Marshall.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

In another case, the BBC, which the US president is suing for $10 billion over an allegedly misleading edit of one of his speeches, has adopted a strategy that experts expect to become more widespread.

From Barron's Aug. 1, 2026

Molly had even expressed interest in finally getting around to digitizing their film collection as a pretext to learning how to edit video content for the internet, an interest that Clara had thankfully not questioned.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

Its politics unfolded through "fit checks" - showing your outfit - "Get Ready With Me" videos, first-person vlogs, memes and sardonic edits.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

Content tagged #backrooms on TikTok exceeds half a million posts, while Instagram fan pages such as @xbackroom, which have hundreds of thousands of followers, further extend the mythology through images, edits and speculative storytelling.

From Science Daily Jul. 26, 2026

People post photos old and new, blurry and clear, and ask for edits ranging from “Please remove my ex” to “Give me long hair” to “Make this look like a professional headshot.”

From Slate Jul. 19, 2026

Two days later, Madonna reposted AI fan edits of herself atop the Empire State Building’s spire, waving a “Confessions II” banner.

From Salon Jul. 8, 2026

People kept calling out edits, word changes, criticisms of each other’s sentences.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

“The deceptively edited video created by someone unauthorized to be on our property does not reflect the circumstances of the incident accurately.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

The following excerpt of their conversation has been edited and condensed for clarity.

From Slate Aug. 10, 2026

In a statement issued on Monday afternoon, Manivannan said they were "horrified" that the comments had been "selectively edited in order to mislead people and misrepresent me".

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

The filing alleged Flores deceptively edited the recordings to hide his own insensitive remarks.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

New documentaries unfolded, revealing film footage long existing yet previously edited from cultural consumption.

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

More than half of workers now use AI at least occasionally at work, according to Gallup, often for writing and editing or research.

From MarketWatch Aug. 10, 2026

Now the multicam editing community is fighting just to keep their category at the Emmys.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

Food journalism allowed me to combine my love of writing and editing with my interest in food and its paramount importance in our lives.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

Mr. Woolfson’s book, which is subtitled “Authoring Life by Means of Artificial Biological Intelligence,” proposes not the gene-by-gene editing of today’s most ambitious therapies but a more radical rewriting of the human genome.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

I get to work editing Amu’s postings on his website.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali




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