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patch

[pach] / pætʃ /


NOUN
piece applied to cover a gap or lack
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Barron’s: Private credit is going through a rough patch.

From Barron's • Apr. 18, 2026

The challenge for enterprises today is to patch, or perform security updates, on software before vulnerabilities can be exploited.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

“It would take us eight years before the last patch was logged and our final seedlings established,” writes Ms. Simard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Marj had never been to north Wales before but found out that her father, who was a salesman of marine engines, had Pwllheli as his patch.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

“And you can’t make everything that’s wrong right with a patch of land and some new trees.”

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan




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