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rectify

[rek-tuh-fahy] / ˈrɛk təˌfaɪ /


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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

His ideas of trying to rectify the distortions in the transport market make sense to me, too.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Few things are less edifying than a mob that has decided to rectify a great wrong in the name of justice and purity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

Now that they were in the same room, Cora was compelled to rectify her months of silence.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead




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