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rectify

[rek-tuh-fahy] / ˈrɛk təˌfaɪ /


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“The Etruscans: From the Heart of Ancient Italy” at the San Francisco Legion of Honor museum aims to rectify that.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

“There are legitimate water quality threats that we need to attack and rectify in a regulatory manner. And then there are things that are out in the left field that just distract people,” Donley said.

From Salon Jul. 6, 2026

Incomes have fallen behind inflation recently, but lower oil prices should soon rectify the problem.

From MarketWatch Jun. 25, 2026

"It was a fight for the ages, but I made some mistakes that I will rectify in the rematch. Congratulations to Daniel, but I'm coming for you and my belt."

From BBC May 15, 2026

The other men desired me, therefore, to write to Major Byrd as an intermediary and ask that he rectify this galling practice.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

This new project, located in the Badlands as a nod to Roosevelt’s embrace of the American landscape and environmental stewardship, rectifies the situation.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 10, 2026

“As as of today, he has flown back to Chicago, I think, just until the situation rectifies itself.”

From Seattle Times Feb. 25, 2023

The bill also rectifies conflicting circuit court decisions by clarifying that an attempt or conspiracy to commit an offense involving physical force meets the legal definition of a crime of violence.

From Washington Times Jul. 27, 2022

And Bennet's departure provides a rare and much-needed opportunity to rethink the role of opinion within news organizations everywhere, in a way that rectifies them.

From Salon Jun. 11, 2020

Wilkerson not only rectifies the world’s ignorance about the Great Migration, but with twelve hundred interviews and crystalline prose she makes us understand it in its full human reality.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

That situation will be rectified in a matter of weeks.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

Our long national nightmare is over: Paramount+ has gone more than a month without a Taylor Sheridan show, but that situation will be rectified in March with not one, but two, new Sheridan-produced shows.

From MarketWatch Feb. 27, 2026

This confession, first reported by Politico’s Kyle Cheney, was accompanied by a letter stating that “we regret deeply all violations” but insisting that they were “unintentional and immediately rectified once we learned of them.”

From Slate Feb. 19, 2026

The fault has now been rectified and all newly produced panels are safe, a spokesman said Monday.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 3, 2025

“No matter, my young friend. The problem will soon be rectified, for I intend to finish right now!”

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart

Marco Odermatt is the self-proclaimed leader of the Swiss men's team, but Olympic gold in Bormio has so far eluded the all-rounder, who has set his sights on rectifying that in Saturday's giant slalom.

From Barron's Feb. 12, 2026

“The Traitors Circle” is aimed at rectifying that situation.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 19, 2025

These efforts would not only help to move toward rectifying historical inaccuracies, but also ensure that AI/AN communities receive equitable health resources and policy attention.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2025

Should this be cause for cynicism for people who care about, like, rectifying the injustices that the stains of slavery and racism have left on American society?

From Slate Aug. 21, 2024

He would not hear of rectifying the mistake, and ended the conversation by inviting the company to dinner the day after the wedding, when the affair could be settled with every necessary formality.

From The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni by Manzoni, Alessandro




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