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remedy

[rem-i-dee] / ˈrɛm ɪ di /




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There is no constitutional duty to unlimber the remedy if it will not solve, or at least help solve, the problem.

From Slate Aug. 17, 2026

Trump is especially interested in Section 301, which is meant to remedy foreign trade practices that are discriminatory, unfair or unreasonable, and that burden U.S. commerce.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

Asked whether higher rates were the remedy if inflation didn’t come down, Warsh said they could be part of, but maybe not primarily, the solution.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

He was also wrong to present vitamin C as a near-universal remedy for many illnesses.

From Science Daily Aug. 7, 2026

The commission cautioned, “The remedy is necessarily slow.”

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield

Vitamin C was filed away with other “alternative” remedies, and Pauling’s late-career crusade was widely seen as a sad mistake.

From Science Daily Aug. 7, 2026

“We take copyright infringement seriously and will pursue all appropriate remedies to protect our content and intellectual property rights.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 26, 2026

Employees must first exhaust their administrative remedies at an agency that cannot decide their case.

From Slate Jul. 13, 2026

A further trial is also scheduled for October this year to determine the consequences of any actionable breaches and any issues relating to damages or other remedies.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

“The wise woman and her love potions are not so secret as some ladies believe. Courtiers, too, have resorted to her remedies and advice.”

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

The resulting racing inefficiencies can be remedied with market designs that slow the pace of trading, but more accurate clocks will not solve the underlying problem.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

Shimon Goldwater, a partner in Asserson Solicitors, said the learning that students missed out on during Covid "was one of the great injustices to come out of the pandemic - and it's never been remedied".

From BBC Feb. 16, 2026

Every single person in that room revealed that they had dense breasts, which we thought could be remedied somehow through self-massage.

From Slate Feb. 4, 2026

In its ruling, it noted initial "shortcomings" in the environmental impact assessment decision-making process, but said they were remedied within enough time not to affect that right.

From Barron's Oct. 28, 2025

She insulted and encouraged, pushed and poked, brewed and stewed and remedied.

From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman

The iOS 26.4 update improved keyboard accuracy by remedying the ghost-letter problem, but autocorrect issues persist.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 29, 2026

“This has been one of the holy grails of remedying the Korean discount, and there’s at least a 50-50 chance of it passing this year,” he says.

From Barron's Dec. 31, 2025

The truce extension will give more time for negotiations about "remedying trade imbalances" and "unfair trade practices", the White House said.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2025

“Why not just jump straight into the deep end?” said Karty, who is charged with remedying the Rams’ woebegone kicking of 2023 .

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2024

Fizz is prone to remedying me and would invariably seek the answer to my “problem.”

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali




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