rectify
Example Sentences
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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
“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
The messages he had received referred to articles or news items which for one reason or another it was thought necessary to alter, or, as the official phrase had it, to rectify.
From "1984" by George Orwell
Vocabulary lists containing rectify
Grade 9, List 1
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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)
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Hatchet
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