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amend

[uh-mend] / əˈmɛnd /


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Reining in that authority, however, would likely require the court’s member states to amend the Rome Statute, the founding treaty of the ICC.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The Tehama County coroner’s office will amend the death certificates of the bus driver and passengers to say their cause of death was homicide, authorities said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

The home ministry said the government was taking the issue seriously and was ready to amend the law, if required.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Was she explicitly told that she could add to or amend her statement if she remembered more about what happened?

From Slate ● Oct. 2, 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

The Church must respond "with truth, justice, forgiveness, making amends and an ever more resolute commitment to fostering a culture of prevention and protection for the weakest," he added.

From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026

In restorative justice, students are supposed to learn why their actions were inappropriate and, ideally, make amends.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026

Several of them have demanded the king takes the next step in making amends for colonisation and the transatlantic slave trade, which his ancestors profited off for centuries.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

Not because of any technical hurdle, but because we have the societal infrastructure to respond, analyze and make amends for human mistakes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

I have to make amends for being insufficient.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

“Our short term forecast capital expenditure commitments have increased significantly,” the company said in its amended prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

Anthropic on Monday filed an amended version of its IPO paperwork, disclosing third-quarter results that show its growth — and its expanded spending commitments.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

On Wednesday, the justice department amended its lawsuit to include the reporting by the Times, citing significant sections of the story as well as Governor Mike Dunleavy's announcement of an investigation.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

The company said it amended guidance partially due to the Lysol disruption, which it attributed to temporary manufacturing capacity constraints.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

“I mean the bravest, kindest human of us,” Danny amended, to spare the prince’s feelings.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

A child protection bill was introduced in 2021 amending multiple statutes with the stated aim of cracking down on paedophilia.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

It later took a different route by amending the existing Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar Act, 2008.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

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

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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