amendment
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He added that the bill needs to be amendment so it is "fair and balanced" but he added that that is "unlikely".
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Aarthi Swaminathan and Andrew Keshner broke down the biggest winners and losers if the amendment passes.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
The families, who first filed the lawsuit in 2002, spent several years lobbying US Congress to pass an amendment to the foreign sovereign immunity law to allow the case to go ahead.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
A fund officer, independent of Breakthrough, had full signature authority on fund accounts before and after the amendment, it said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
On June 4, 1919, Congress passed the long-sought-after amendment.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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Voters in more than a dozen states are considering tax-related amendments in November.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
“This will leave many of the more vulnerable reliant on extensions, payment-in-kind amendments costly refinancing or sponsor support,” says Moody’s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Representative Lea Webb, whose district includes Cornell University, told the BBC News Channel she and her fellow lawmakers were working to push through legislation on the issue, which has gone through several amendments.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
The Charter Reform Commission’s recommendations have been boiled down to six charter amendments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Constitutional amendments guaranteeing African Americans “equal protection of the laws” and the right to vote proved as impotent as the Emancipation Proclamation once a white backlash against Reconstruction gained steam.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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