amend
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But on Friday, Wiener announced an agreement between legislative leaders and the governor’s office to amend SB 895 to $7.5 billion and target the March 2028 election.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
In order to enforce the ban, schools must amend their internal regulations.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
That panel would write a reform bill that Congress would have to consider on an expedited basis, although lawmakers would be free to amend it at will.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 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
Congress, the courts concluded, is free to amend the law if circumstances have changed.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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This could be the flaw that stops them making amends for their dismal title defence last season.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
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
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
Jinx had been the face of the whole operation, and not one to pass blame, he took full responsibility and promised to make amends.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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It states that the offence was aggravated under Section 31 of the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008, as amended by the Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021, because it had a "terrorist connection".
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 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
Illinois’s statute was recently amended to give greater protection to speakers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
“Netflix’s statement that Mr. Afram and his attorneys attempted to extort money from Netflix is entirely false, as are the purported facts on which Netflix based this false statement,” according to his amended lawsuit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
“But when I get my car finished I can go up as much as I want — after I get my license,” he amended.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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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
Discussion about revising the agreement has since cooled, as amending the contract isn’t easy and exiting the deal would likely include having to pay a penalty fee, the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 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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