amendment
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The amendment failed after Cassidy voted against it.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
That came hours before parliament gave the green light to a legislative amendment that expands the bank's mandate to include responsibility for economic growth, but also allows lawmakers to evaluate its performance.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
The amendment would increase the exemption from the current $50,000 to $150,000 in 2027 and $250,000 in 2028.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Magyar's party has moved to cut off any route back to power by proposing a constitutional amendment limiting any prime minister to eight years in power.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Anthony didn’t see the amendment as progress for African American men; she saw it as “an outrage against women.”
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
Vocabulary lists containing amendment
U.S. Government Lingo
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American History I
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13th Amendment (1865)
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