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rectify

[rek-tuh-fahy] / ˈrɛk təˌfaɪ /


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And the judge concluded that no steps had been taken to "rectify matters and avoid future repetition".

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

The April CPI was supposed to rectify the problem.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

To rectify that, it embarked on what is now a long journey to make its own chips that could do the same tasks, but more efficiently.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Buffalo attempted to rectify the situation by tanking for high draft picks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

The other men desired me, therefore, to write to Major Byrd as an intermediary and ask that he rectify this galling practice.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson




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