Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fact-checks
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Namely, what happens if something goes awry and a tool like CRISPR mistakenly edits a different spot, somewhere else in the genome?—
David Cox,
NBC news,
6 Apr. 2026 -
Late edits to a speech, and the resulting changes to the words on the screen, threaten to throw off his delivery.—
Taryn Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
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Pretending to be the smart person who annotates their books can lead to becoming that person.—
Brianne Kane,
Scientific American,
19 Sep. 2025
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The bill also imposes new penalties on foreign interference with elections and revises the list of valid photo ID required at the polls or when voting-by-mail for the first time.—
CBS Miami Team,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2026
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The rule also revises the way lead amounts are measured, which could significantly expand the number of communities found violating the rules.—
Michael Phillis,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
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The book reworks him—a new specialty here, a change of address there—in a way that resembles what its narrator does with Thomas.—
Giles Harvey,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Dries Van Noten reworks classic tailoring with cropped cuts and embroidery, giving tailored separates a fresh perspective.—
Minty Mellon,
Vogue,
18 Mar. 2026
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More detail about what was hit was not available because the Austin automaker redacts narratives in its public reports and did not respond to a request for comment.—
Andrea Guzmán,
Austin American Statesman,
19 Mar. 2026
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For example, a 96-page police report on a Florida investigation into Epstein in the mid-2000s redacts the names of victims and other details, but leaves many other details in.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
19 Dec. 2025
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These Leaf-Roller Moths Defied the Odds The backstory of these moths reads like an epic migration tale.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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Seth Nutt reads with his daughter and her friend.—
Aubrey Violeta Gelpieryn,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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This modest proposal rectifies that, but only financially.—
Matt Fleming,
Oc Register,
7 Mar. 2026
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Thankfully, Part 2 rectifies the issue by bringing forth the yearning, longing and desire between them that were sorely missing, and the couple’s relationship finally gets the lusty zeal fans have been waiting for.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
26 Feb. 2026
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In this scenario, stripped of high-paying salaries, prime borrowers default and tank the $13 trillion residential mortgage market, unemployment spikes above 10%, the stock market corrects down 38%, and the economy collapses into a deflationary spiral.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
28 Feb. 2026
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The answer is a combination of ingredients that corrects, prevents, and protects—not to mention the affordable price point.—
Erika Reals,
InStyle,
27 Feb. 2026
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