rectify

Example Sentences

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Last year, he proposed to rectify this injustice via the Capital Gains Inflation Relief Act of 2025.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

“Fargo” maps a decent person’s quick and steady moral decline, making sure to home in on the many opportunities Jerry has to rectify the mess he’s created.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026

Wiener said his bill would rectify those impediments.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026

Motin said he was told not to be "afraid" if it happened on the Solong and he could rectify the problem by restarting the steering gear, stopping the pump and starting it again.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

In this case they took decades to rectify.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann