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amendments

noun

plural of amendment

as in modifications

a change designed to correct or improve a written work the article as written requires only one factual amendment

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Recent Examples of amendments However, neither of these amendments would have decreased the tax burden attached to a home in the same way many of those being voted on later in the year will. — Paxton Honerkamp, CNBC, 21 July 2026 According to the Post, Vice Chairman of the ACHP, Travis Voyles, has asked council members to vote on the draft amendments by Friday. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 21 July 2026 Why some want to keep current system Erika, who did not give her last name for privacy reasons, shared a story at the rally about how voter amendments to the constitution has directly affected her life. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026 The board is scheduled to discuss amendments to the 2025-26 budget at a special meeting July 22, but no specific item related to modifying Hill’s raise is currently on the agenda. — Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 16 July 2026 Major legislation required a supermajority, and amendments required unanimity. — Donovan Fifield, The Conversation, 16 July 2026 Democrats are expected to overwhelmingly oppose whatever final product emerges and force Republicans to take votes on scores of difficult amendments. — Kevin Freking, Fortune, 15 July 2026 His father was born just months after the 1947 amendments came into force, and so narrowly missed out on a hereditary title. — Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 14 July 2026 Kelly Hall — executive director of the Fairness Project, a nonprofit that backs ballot measures that promote social and economic justice — said severe limits on constitutional amendments have become a trend. — Ashley Lopez, NPR, 14 July 2026

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Researchers have since modified other proteins to interact with Cas9 but catalyze more subtle changes to DNA, such as lopping off a single base or making chemical modifications that alter how it base-pairs.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2026
For caregivers who need to make dietary modifications to traditional, non-Western cuisines, resources such as Oldways, a nonprofit food and nutrition education organization, can provide global culinary examples that meet specific nutritional needs.

— Minakshi Raj, The Conversation, 24 July 2026

Definition of modifications

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The avenue lies within the city’s original historic district, where preservation rules tightly regulate new construction and alterations.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
Among the major alterations is with the Outstanding British Film category, which now sees the longlist after the first round of voting expanded from 15 films to 20.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 22 July 2026

Definition of alterations

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Federal form revisions, state changes, e-file schema adjustments and mid-season corrections arrive weekly, sometimes daily, between January and April.

— Jatin Narang, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Cantrell’s mother, Regina, who worked as a corrections officer in the Johnson County Jail, was indicted on a charge of misuse of official information, according to the release.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026

Definition of corrections

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Its economy is struggling, public services are strained and improvements in living standards have slowed to a crawl in recent decades.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
According to Ding Yunfan, vice president of AI framework architecture at Biren, improvements in the performance of a single graphics processing unit (GPU) are no longer enough to meet these demands.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026

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