rectify
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The April CPI was supposed to rectify the problem.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
“I truly, truly just want it to be better for disabled fliers in the future. Aside from just me. ... They’re doing the right thing in terms of figuring out how to rectify it.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026
Buffalo attempted to rectify the situation by tanking for high draft picks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
His ideas of trying to rectify the distortions in the transport market make sense to me, too.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
The best way to rectify the situation was to avoid a barber until I merged with the Cambridge scene.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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Vocabulary lists containing rectify
Grade 9, List 1
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