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patch

[pach] / pætʃ /


NOUN
piece applied to cover a gap or lack
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That means Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has also found himself trying to patch things up with Mexico as he tries to diversify trade away from the US.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Rapid advances in frontier AI models, like Anthropic’s Mythos and OpenAI’s GPT-5.5, also have many companies worried that hackers will be able to identify vulnerabilities several times faster than cybersecurity teams can patch them.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Harding posed for photos while biting into his hamburger, and popped onto a nearby patch of grass to smile with the planes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Professional investors have thoughts on this generally rough patch for stocks.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

“Long enough to remember when this garden was nothing but a patch of barren earth,” Clare said proudly.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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