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remedy

[rem-i-dee] / ˈrɛm ɪ di /




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Both parties are trying to remedy mistakes of elections past in the hopes of winning over the Gen Z vote, launching targeted recruitment efforts, hiring more young people and leaning into social media.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

If we ever face a larger war with a peer competitor, we need to remedy this situation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Craig said she was "really pleased" the government was looking at options about the way domestic abuse should be considered in financial remedy proceedings.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

“In line with Jackson, two other Courts of Appeals have now affirmed the common-sense remedy that this illegality should be stopped.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

“An excellent remedy for the more stubborn forms of acne, bubotuber pus. Should stop students resorting to desperate measures to rid themselves of pimples.”

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

But those remedies have limited applicability to the more than 1 in 5 students who attend rural schools.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Many animals treat themselves with plants and other natural remedies.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Yet, a majority voted to permit their production, arguing with a straight face that having “regulated peptides” was somehow better than letting people buy unvetted black-market remedies.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

Consumers share tips on how to “sleepmaxx” on social media, recommending devices, from wearables to smart mattresses and alarm clocks, along with DIY remedies like “sleepy girl mocktail” concoctions containing magnesium.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Desperate to find a job, her only way to qualify for residential status in Alexandra, my mother, at my father’s suggestion, began visiting several witch doctors, who prescribed various remedies, but to no avail.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

“Irregular took immediate action, and all known issues on our end were remedied and resolved weeks ago.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 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

"But we believe that we have remedied that," he added.

From Barron's ● Nov. 16, 2025

"This situation must be remedied – not by going 'further and faster' - but by recognising and fixing the clear and destructive weaknesses in your government's approach," she wrote.

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2025

The act remedied this insanity to some extent; it provides an “innocent owner” defense to those whose property has been seized.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

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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