rectify
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"It was a fight for the ages, but I made some mistakes that I will rectify in the rematch. Congratulations to Daniel, but I'm coming for you and my belt."
From BBC • May 15, 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
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
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
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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