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

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

In a potential landmark case, the Justices on Monday will consider whether, and how, to rectify that historic mistake.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

“Well, we will have to rectify that, I am sure,” said Betty Allen.

From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo