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redress

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




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In practice, this means that only the parties named in a case can get immediate redress.

From Salon Jul. 9, 2026

As law, policy and regulation have penetrated deeper into every facet of life, the First Amendment right “to petition the government for the redress of grievances” has become of utmost importance.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

"The political branches or other international actors may well provide redress," Barrett said.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

They depend on the societal institutions and policies we build to share the gains and redress the costs.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 10, 2026

It was Carl’s heart that was now in question, whether he wanted to redress a wrong his own mother had perpetrated.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

“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

Her curator Ian Alteveer, for one, is focused on the art of Kerry James Marshall, a prominent figurative painter from Birmingham, Ala., whose work redresses the absence of black subjects in Western art.

From New York Times Nov. 25, 2015

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

He bears grudges, broods over indignities, and plans redresses for the morrow or the week after.

From Our Southern Highlanders by Kephart, Horace

Even if every broken heart could be mended and every theft of opportunity redressed, ethno-racial communities would still rightly honor the endurance and resistance that sustained their members.

From Salon Aug. 23, 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

“Neither is acceptable and both could be redressed by transparency.”

From Seattle Times Jan. 25, 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

That dragged total exports down by a total 7.3% on year, with other markets redressing some of the American drag.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 18, 2025

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

From Seattle Times Feb. 15, 2024

“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

Record numbers of Americans have quit their jobs altogether, while others are redressing their work-life balance by “quiet quitting.”

From New York Times Jan. 24, 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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