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amend

[uh-mend] / əˈmɛnd /


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In 2024, the city of Los Angeles formed a commission to find ways to improve services and amend its charter, which essentially serves as the city’s constitution.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

ShinyHunters first demanded that the bureau amend a public service announcement accusing the group of using “harassment strategies” and “pressure tactics” to extort victims.

From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2026

Damian dismissed an earlier version of the complaint in September 2025 but allowed the plaintiffs to amend their claims.

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

In order to enforce the ban, schools must amend their internal regulations.

From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026

So I'll amend that: Mars and my stupidity keep trying to kill me.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

An AI system has no stake; it isn’t capable of reform or making amends.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

So seriously, in fact, that he's desperate to make amends for a lyric on the last Killers album, called In Another Life, that made some fans question their relationships.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 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

He’s uniquely responsible for ushering in an age of barbarism and will spend the rest of his life making amends in the fallen world he helped create.

From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026

They are desperate enough to try anything to make amends.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

They initially were described in Raman’s campaign filings as payments for online ads but later were amended to say they were for video production services.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

ON Semiconductor ON 4.18%increase; up pointing triangle will acquire Synaptics for cash rather than stock in a downsized deal, according to an amended agreement between the two companies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

However, solicitor Laura Gracie said Simpson was pleading guilty to two amended charges.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Or would the existing funding system be amended?

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

By that, I mean I thought privately that we should have amended, or relaxed, our general non-engagement policy.

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

"Parents should not have to feel the pinch just to sit next to their child on a flight, or for amending a simple booking error," said Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

There are still serious disputes to resolve however, including mechanisms for adopting a treaty and amending it in the future.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 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

Later on, he heard about his sins, arid he repented sincerely, but he thought the amending was harder than it had any right to be.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt




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