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

When relationships break down, the fallout can be hard to rectify, and hard to control, he says.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

“Every time we hear from a victim or their lawyer that they believe that their name was not properly redacted, we immediately rectify that,” he told ABC News on Sunday.

From Salon • Feb. 2, 2026

If you somehow missed this hilariously unique comedy-horror mockumentary about a group of vampires living in modern-day Staten Island, now is the time to rectify that.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

This last bit was something I thought I could rectify.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama