amendments

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 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 The base bill would be sent to the Senate Finance Committee and House Ways and Means Committee for further consideration, hearings or amendments. Lorie Konish, CNBC, 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 The amendments could be factors, however, in driving voter turnout in states where both Democrats and Republicans have prevailed in statewide elections in the last five years. ABC News, 13 July 2026 Historically, the council has affixed amendments to a bulletin board in council chambers. Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026 With four council members already on board, the proposal seems likely to pass, but that doesn’t mean last-minute objections and amendments are not possible when the ordinance comes before the council this month for final adoption. Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 7 July 2026 Passed as the second of three Reconstruction amendments, the 14th Amendment was enacted after the Civil War. Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 4 July 2026
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Noun
  • For the next three decades, this logo would be Toyota’s primary identifier on automobiles, undergoing only minor modifications in font style and color for aesthetics and consumer appeal.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 July 2026
  • Preparation has also included modifications to the giraffe habitat.
    Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 17 July 2026
Noun
  • But when renovating an 18th-century apartment on a side street in the Marais, architect Clément Lesnoff-Rocard boldly undid a number of alterations to the home over the years.
    Felix Wagner, Architectural Digest, 11 July 2026
  • This challenge transcends typical software localization, demanding fundamental alterations to AI's core reasoning and output.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Noun
  • From Earth to orbit Such engines are also used to make small final corrections once in position.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026
  • Even after submission, reports frequently bounce back for corrections, forcing officers to sit at their desks instead of returning to the community.
    Matthew Polega, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • 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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