amend
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In order to enforce the ban, schools must amend their internal regulations.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
Bare and other opponents escalated their fight soon after, filing two suits to amend the ordinance and reverse the rezoning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
“The settlor can alternatively amend the trust via any method that shows his or her intent to do so by clear and convincing evidence,” McLane Middleton says.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
“The California Constitution requires the legislature to go back to the voters if it wishes to amend or repeal a voter-passed law like Prop. 28.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
So I'll amend that: Mars and my stupidity keep trying to kill me.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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An AI system has no stake; it isn’t capable of reform or making amends.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
The “OG influencer” said that he attempted to make amends with some of the celebrities he targeted, including Britney Spears and Khloé Kardashian, whom he said were receptive to his apologies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
Piroe made amends for the Premier League side by equalising with a backheel from a Sean Longstaff ball.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
But one aspect of a fair justice system is for wrongdoers to face proportionate consequences—not to be shunned forever, but to be expected to own up, make amends, and, sometimes, pay a penalty.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
Kami Dorje Sherpa, the climbing sirdar for the Taiwanese team, apologized profusely and promised to make amends.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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However, it agreed to "making it more prominent that... regulations may be amended by government and Parliament".
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Those hearings were “the first to proceed under a recently amended Tennessee Supreme Court rule allowing review of the method or timing of a scheduled execution.”
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026
Illinois’s statute was recently amended to give greater protection to speakers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Local prosecutors warn that German's amended legal provision is, so far, largely untested.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
If a door closes, she amended to me after his sermon, find yourself a window and climb through it.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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The Times’s lawyers filed the letter Saturday, amending a motion to quash the reporter subpoenas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
In the letter, the suit says, university officials were amending their investigation to include a May 8 protest she had attended in which urged students to violate university policies, among other allegations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
S&P Dow Jones Indices announced on Thursday that it decided against amending its policies for index inclusion.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 5, 2026
"So the best scenario for Japan is that Takaichi kind of takes a deep breath and focuses on amending the relationship with China."
From Barron's ● Feb. 7, 2026
I jot it down, amending it to ammonia, and pick out the next letter.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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