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remedy

[rem-i-dee] / ˈrɛm ɪ di /




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Trump is especially interested in Section 301, which is meant to remedy foreign trade practices that are discriminatory, unfair or unreasonable, and that burden U.S. commerce.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

He was also wrong to present vitamin C as a near-universal remedy for many illnesses.

From Science Daily Aug. 7, 2026

If Carvalho overused a district-provided car, his attorneys said, a reasonable remedy would simply be to request reimbursement for the costs.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

“We’re seeing some very significant constraints currently with limited flexibility in the supply chain to remedy it,” CEO Tim Cook said on the earnings call.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

If anybody needed a magical remedy for her plight, it was La Llorona.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

Vitamin C was filed away with other “alternative” remedies, and Pauling’s late-career crusade was widely seen as a sad mistake.

From Science Daily Aug. 7, 2026

“All legal remedies are on the table going forward to respond to the miscarriage of justice,” said Norm Eisen, a member of Hearn’s legal team.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

And Johns Hopkins has launched a three-year program to research remedies, including waivers in the case of long-established doctor-patient relationships.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2026

Employees must first exhaust their administrative remedies at an agency that cannot decide their case.

From Slate Jul. 13, 2026

Although he’s presented with a hundred proposed remedies, he tells them to leave me alone.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

The resulting racing inefficiencies can be remedied with market designs that slow the pace of trading, but more accurate clocks will not solve the underlying problem.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

Much to the astronauts' relief, Koch remedied the issue with the toilet aboard Orion -- "I'm proud to call myself the space plumber," she said during a Q&A session late Thursday with US media.

From Barron's Apr. 4, 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

Masli remedied this problem by introducing her to someone who vaguely claimed to be of German extraction.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 21, 2025

She insulted and encouraged, pushed and poked, brewed and stewed and remedied.

From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman

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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