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

Against Bournemouth and Atletico they were comfortably on top and built a two-goal advantage, before throwing away cheap goals and ultimately rectifying the situation after piling on the pressure.

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2024

During the whole of his long life, Froissart seems to have been constantly occupied in altering, improving, and rectifying his work, and copies of it in all its states are plentiful.

From A Short History of French Literature by Saintsbury, George