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

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

“The Traitors Circle” is aimed at rectifying that situation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

Should this be cause for cynicism for people who care about, like, rectifying the injustices that the stains of slavery and racism have left on American society?

From Slate • Aug. 21, 2024

It is not usual to produce the direct current by actually rectifying the alternating current, but merely by omitting half the impulses, sending to the line only alternate half-cycles of the current generated.

From Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 2 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. by McMeen, Samuel