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redress

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




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"The civil claim was not only about financial redress," Manzoor said.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

Dozens more who worked at his luxury department store have filed for compensation under a redress scheme set up after a 2024 BBC documentary revealed the scale of his alleged offences.

From Barron's Aug. 2, 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

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

From Salon Jul. 9, 2026

He says, waving his fork, that if we continue to overbreed as a species, a new epidemic will arise to redress the balance.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

“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

Seven years later, McDonell has come out with a very personal second memoir, “Irma,” that redresses these exact issues.

From New York Times Apr. 9, 2023

The scene of her happily gabbing away in her car with a bedraggled but game hippie hitchhiker she’s picked up before the two women share an affectionate goodbye hug redresses the balance considerably.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2019

"Why the renowned knight Don Quixote de la Mancha, who redresses wrongs, and gives drink to the hungry and meat to the thirsty."

From The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

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

Third, their injury would not be redressed by a court ruling in their favor.

From Slate Nov. 14, 2022

Finally they redressed him in his raggedy clothing.

From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry

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

"The sculptures unveiled in 2023 have not made a large contribution to redressing the balance of people celebrated in public art," said Art UK.

From BBC Mar. 26, 2024

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

From Seattle Times Feb. 15, 2024

The referendum was framed as a first step toward redressing major historical wrongs.

From New York Times Feb. 4, 2024

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

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman




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