amendment

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Under the amendment, their location would be "a discretionary decision for each province."

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

The only way to close that loophole is with a constitutional amendment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

But the Framers of the citizenship clause did not import those words into the “text” of their amendment, Kavanaugh said.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

Members also voted to pass an amendment to the motion at the conference, which called for the union to survey secondary school members to see whether they would be willing to boycott the tests.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

“To the accusation ‘She should not have been kept,’ I reply that according to the third amendment, exceptions may be made.”

From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry