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redress

[ree-dres, ri-dres, ri-dres] / ˈri drɛs, rɪˈdrɛs, rɪˈdrɛs /




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In May in answer to an Assembly question on the matter , externalNorthern Ireland's Department of Health said it was "regrettable" that a UK government decision on redress has still not been taken.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

To redress this pardonable oversight, Deirdre Loughridge and Thomas Patteson take us on a guided tour of “The Museum of Imaginary Musical Instruments.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Dozens more who worked at his luxury department store have filed for compensation under a redress scheme set up after a 2024 BBC documentary revealed the scale of his alleged offences.

From Barron's Aug. 2, 2026

In practice, this means that only the parties named in a case can get immediate redress.

From Salon Jul. 9, 2026

Many and more of the matters brought before her involved redress.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

“Across the Ages,” the first truly comprehensive Celtic art survey in the U.S., redresses that long-standing prejudice.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 29, 2026

Seven years later, McDonell has come out with a very personal second memoir, “Irma,” that redresses these exact issues.

From New York Times Apr. 9, 2023

The scene of her happily gabbing away in her car with a bedraggled but game hippie hitchhiker she’s picked up before the two women share an affectionate goodbye hug redresses the balance considerably.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2019

The first episode ends with a shot of a “Make America Gay Again” hat, which Grace has left on a chair in the Oval Office, as if that sufficiently redresses her self-absorption.

From Slate Sep. 28, 2017

Cutaneous and ophthalmic affections are of course common, and typhus fever now and then redresses the balance in Malthusian fashion by reducing the crowd.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20, September, 1877. by Various

Well, there's plenty of damage to be redressed.

From Salon Apr. 15, 2025

Rogue Machine has taken strides to diversify its programming, but a persistent gender gap in playwriting signals a problem that will have to be redressed by Cienfuegos and his team.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 27, 2024

In 2005, the historical situation was redressed, when South Korea paid direct compensation to tens of thousands of wartime laborers.

From Washington Times Mar. 15, 2023

In standing terms, that means their injury won’t be redressed by the relief they seek, so they have no right to sue.

From Slate Feb. 28, 2023

Westley asked question after question while the albino tended and redressed his wound, then fed him food that was warm and surprisingly good and plentiful.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman

Those from the Renaissance to the 19th century have been brought into the canon, redressing centuries of neglect, while once well-known female artists of the past whose reputations faded are again highly visible.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 17, 2026

“There is a trend towards redressing wrongs, telling untold stories, exposing truths, revealing hypocrisies,” she said.

From Seattle Times Feb. 15, 2024

She added that “members of Congress have ample means, short of suing in federal court, for redressing official-capacity harms” like a denial of a request under the 1928 law.

From New York Times May 15, 2023

Unlike the other four justices who supported race-conscious policies as a way of redressing racial injustice, Powell alone favored permitting admissions officers to consider applicants’ race for the purpose of attaining a diverse student body.

From Washington Post Oct. 18, 2022

She points to her wound, which is oozy, and clearly needs redressing.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman




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