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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

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

"It's something that we're working really hard in Wales to rectify," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 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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