as in modification
a change designed to correct or improve a written work
the article as written requires only one factual amendment
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But with 60% of voters required to approve a constitutional amendment, the race is too close to call.
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Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2024
Missouri voters will decide on a constitutional amendment that would reverse that state’s near-total ban.
—Rio Yamat, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
Wiener said his office started listening to members of the tech community last fall before the bill was introduced and made a number of amendments to ensure the law only applies to major AI labs.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2024
That is especially reasonable when there is already underway a discussion about building a massive private soccer stadium in Carroll Park, another one of the citywide parks that would be protected by the charter amendment.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2024
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Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2024
Missouri voters will decide on a constitutional amendment that would reverse that state’s near-total ban.
—Rio Yamat, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
Wiener said his office started listening to members of the tech community last fall before the bill was introduced and made a number of amendments to ensure the law only applies to major AI labs.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2024
That is especially reasonable when there is already underway a discussion about building a massive private soccer stadium in Carroll Park, another one of the citywide parks that would be protected by the charter amendment.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2024
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“Amendment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amendment. Accessed 13 Sep. 2024.
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