as in amendment
a change designed to correct or improve a written work the governor's numerous emendations to the speechwriter's first draft left nary a sentence untouched

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Recent Examples of emendation In the execution scene, the emendations almost seem designed to make an already dismaying narrative intolerable. Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023 One emendation to the oddsmaker’s craft was the shocking triumph of Leicester City in the English Premier League in 2016. Hayden Bird, BostonGlobe.com, 12 June 2018 Likewise, a 2004 emendation and intensification of the act was also ratified, in part, as a response to the death of another child, Victoria Climbié, at the hands of her guardians. Tara Isabella Burton, Vox, 27 Apr. 2018 Richard Ouellette’s décor, with a central pavilion amid a grove, serves for both productions, with slight emendations. Alastair MacAulay, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2018 Even with the emendations, fewer seats will be available for each production. Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2018 These letters often included a handwritten emendation of grief or praise. Phillip Carter, Slate Magazine, 17 Oct. 2017 Nor would any textual emendation be required to make the point. Jesse Green, New York Times, 9 June 2017
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  • Critics of the law and the new constitutional amendment say Orban is using the LGBTQ+ community as a tool to shut down the right of Hungarian citizens to freely assemble in peaceful protests, particularly at a time when the opposition to Orban's rule is beginning to gain momentum.
    Rob Schmitz, NPR, 20 Apr. 2025
  • One of the most glaring issues with the 2025 amendments is the focus on limiting state financial liability rather than addressing how abuse occurred within state institutions in the first place.
    Diana Philip, Baltimore Sun, 19 Apr. 2025

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“Emendation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emendation. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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