rectifying

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Marco Odermatt is the self-proclaimed leader of the Swiss men's team, but Olympic gold in Bormio has so far eluded the all-rounder, who has set his sights on rectifying that in Saturday's giant slalom.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

The pact with China is about rectifying a tariff dispute regarding Canadian agricultural and food products, and China-made electric vehicles, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026

Thompson, first crowned world's strongest woman in 2018, said the manner she had won the title had taken the gloss off it, but praised Strongman for "investigating and rectifying the situation so quickly".

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025

He said he didn’t intend to shortchange workers and was working on rectifying the issue.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2024

The rectifying conductors are in many cases crystals, hence these detectors are called "Crystal Detectors."

From Marvels of Scientific Invention An Interesting Account in Non-technical Language of the Invention of Guns, Torpedoes, Submarine Mines, Up-to-date Smelting, Freezing, Colour Photography, and many other recent Discoveries of Science by Corbin, Thomas W.