amend
Example Sentences
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The Legislature can change and amend the governor’s proposed budget and pass a budget bill distinctly different from his proposal.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
Now McGinn sees this World Cup as "a chance to amend it" having "not done ourselves justice in the last couple of tournaments".
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
It’s better to extend the filing date than to amend a return.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
They meant to raise the bar of what it would take to amend it and to get rid of it and to change it.
From Slate • Mar. 16, 2026
Congress, the courts concluded, is free to amend the law if circumstances have changed.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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