amend
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ShinyHunters first demanded that the bureau amend a public service announcement accusing the group of using “harassment strategies” and “pressure tactics” to extort victims.
From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2026
Damian dismissed an earlier version of the complaint in September 2025 but allowed the plaintiffs to amend their claims.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
Based on his reading of the 2022 measure, Hasen concluded that the intent behind it clearly wasn’t to create a new term limit law, but to amend the existing one.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
The court heard that the Public Prosecution Service will be applying to amend dates on paperwork which they had lodged.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 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
So seriously, in fact, that he's desperate to make amends for a lyric on the last Killers album, called In Another Life, that made some fans question their relationships.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 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
He had sworn to remember, he had sworn unceasingly to make amends.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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The government on Tuesday presented amended versions of those bills, which include tax breaks for tenants and small property owners, loans for first-time buyers and an extension of an eviction ban.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
They initially were described in Raman’s campaign filings as payments for online ads but later were amended to say they were for video production services.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
However, solicitor Laura Gracie said Simpson was pleading guilty to two amended charges.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
The amended pleas were accepted by fiscal Dylan Middleton for the Crown.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
The Virginia delegation had already received its marching orders to mobilize behind an amended version of the report.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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He supports amending the measure to exempt affordable housing developers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
There are still serious disputes to resolve however, including mechanisms for adopting a treaty and amending it in the future.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
S&P Dow Jones Indices announced on Thursday that it decided against amending its policies for index inclusion.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 5, 2026
Social media companies should do more to combat this kind of misinformation, including "amending their algorithms to make sure they're not rewarding poison and division" and labelling AI content clearly, Sir Sadiq said.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
Later on, he heard about his sins, arid he repented sincerely, but he thought the amending was harder than it had any right to be.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
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