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redress

[ree-dres, ri-dres, ri-dres] / ˈri drɛs, rɪˈdrɛs, rɪˈdrɛs /




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The Constitution grants citizens a right to assemble and to “petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

A Swedish truth commission on Wednesday urged the state to apologise for injustices committed against its indigenous Sami people, including assimilation programmes, and provide compensation and redress.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

He said he and his wife Anne were unsure if they would be pursuing further action against the Treasury, but that they wanted "redress".

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

In May in answer to an Assembly question on the matter , externalNorthern Ireland's Department of Health said it was "regrettable" that a UK government decision on redress has still not been taken.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

They quoted the First Amendment guarantee of “the right of the people peacefully to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

“Across the Ages,” the first truly comprehensive Celtic art survey in the U.S., redresses that long-standing prejudice.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026

A bedrock principle of our legal system is that the federal judiciary adjudicates and redresses actual harms to real people.

From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2023

Still, Stehlin redresses many of the play's shortcomings in this production, which may lack a certain bite, but which still nibbles the funny bone -- and takes an occasional nip at the heartstrings as well.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2015

The new set redresses some of the complaints about the original.

From New York Times ● Sep. 12, 2013

Culture redresses his balance, and puts him among his equals.

From The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes by Falconbridge

“I felt that there was a balance that needed to be redressed in some ways, that people weren’t getting the full story,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

While this puts constraints on the ability of states to regulate corporations, power imbalances between business and society can be redressed when people withdraw the support on which corporate entities depend.

From Salon ● Sep. 29, 2024

Spencer redressed the existing sets to reflect the manly elements Gosling’s Ken has brought back from the Real World, including mini-fridges and leather furniture.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2024

In 2005, the historical situation was redressed, when South Korea paid direct compensation to tens of thousands of wartime laborers.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 15, 2023

Westley asked question after question while the albino tended and redressed his wound, then fed him food that was warm and surprisingly good and plentiful.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman

Those from the Renaissance to the 19th century have been brought into the canon, redressing centuries of neglect, while once well-known female artists of the past whose reputations faded are again highly visible.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

“There is a trend towards redressing wrongs, telling untold stories, exposing truths, revealing hypocrisies,” she said.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 15, 2024

She added that “members of Congress have ample means, short of suing in federal court, for redressing official-capacity harms” like a denial of a request under the 1928 law.

From New York Times ● May 15, 2023

“The question is, how can we use contracting to make an even greater impact on redressing harms and discrimination, and opening doors to opportunity?”

From Washington Post ● Apr. 21, 2023

She points to her wound, which is oozy, and clearly needs redressing.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman


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