as in amending
to remove errors, defects, deficiencies, or deviations from
the first printout quickly revealed that our computer program needed to be emended
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The two Parliament Acts of 1911 and 1949 limited the power of the House of Lords, preventing it from amending or blocking laws relating to budgeting.—
Garret Martin,
The Conversation,
2 Oct. 2025 -
The most notable difference is amending the Sports Broadcasting Act, a move supporters believe will pave the way for more than 130 major college football schools to substantially increase their media rights revenue.—
Ralph D. Russo,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Uber was born out of correcting a daily annoyance, which scaled a $203 billion company.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
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Hardware needs shrink dramatically By virtually eliminating one of the two main error types, Alice & Bob’s cat qubits allow for more efficient error-correcting codes that require far fewer physical qubits.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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Put it all together, and the larger story is that wealth managers and GPs are rewriting the rules for how money moves around the world.—
Henry Fernandez,
Fortune,
30 Sep. 2025
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The 7-foot-3 unicorn, still in the early stages of rewriting how basketball is played, just made a move few in the world can.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Emending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emending. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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