patched

Example Sentences

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They plan to release details of their attack once Apple has patched the underlying issues.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Korzenik says that up until now, the U.S. has largely patched over the challenges that fewer younger workers bring by using foreign-born workers.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

Yet by the next day reporters were working from home; broken glass was replaced; laptops sourced; the sixth-floor newsroom patched up.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

Mayor James Hahn patched one during a news conference he called to draw attention to the city’s response, saying that such fixes were “one of those ways to let people know what government is doing.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2026

But no one else cared that Professor Lupin’s robes were patched and frayed.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling