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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On Thursday, before the House commerce committee advanced the sports authority bill, Xu proposed amending it to make the team representative a non-voting member of the board.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
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As such, Vietnam is drawing down duties on oil by amending the preferential import tax for gasoline, diesel, and gasoline production raw materials.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
9 Mar. 2026
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In theory, correcting low B12 levels could improve energy and help people maintain lifestyle changes that support weight loss.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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Her job at the magazine involved correcting writers’ grammar and prose before publication, a role to which Chandler took offense.—
Jake Lundberg,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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Altman envisions a future where intelligence is sold as a basic utility, like water or electricity, flooding the global market and fundamentally rewriting the rules of the economy.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
12 Mar. 2026
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Rather than rewriting the menu each day, Lata established a rotation of set pieces into which fresh catches and vegetables could be deployed.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Emending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emending. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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