rewritten

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The rules of international trade are being rewritten.

From Slate • Jun. 23, 2026

And estate documents drafted before 2026 generally need to be rewritten around the problem that’s now arriving, rather than the problem the older documents were drafted to solve.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 17, 2026

But Sue Sim, former chief constable of Northumbria Police, called for the 2022 document to be withdrawn and rewritten.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

The role has subsequently been rethought, is being rewritten and will be recast in the coming weeks.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

Likewise, the logician would argue, You only live once should be rewritten as You live only once, with only next to the thing it quantifies, once.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker