1
as in to amend
to remove errors, defects, deficiencies, or deviations from
the magazine claims that every article is red-penciled by a team of fact checkers before it ever sees the light of print
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2
as in to censor
to remove objectionable parts from
a television script that had been heavily red-penciled in abject surrender to political correctness
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Those ideals inspired what was written into the Constitution, and the very idea that our Constitution must be amended and our nation improved by future generations who could redeem their shortcomings and address their imperfections through collective struggle and the democratic process.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026 -
On Tuesday, Miller amended the complaint to add Tesla as a defendant, alleging product liability claims.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
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Critics see the guidelines as a way Trump is trying to both protect Big Tech and gain control over which tech companies are targeted and censored.—
Lorena O’Neil,
Rolling Stone,
21 Mar. 2026
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Even before the law was passed, publishers began preemptively censoring manuscripts.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Mar. 2026
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This story has been corrected to show the name of the conservative Jewish group is the Zionist Organization of America, not Zionists for America.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
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State officials tried to correct the mistake but were not allowed to do so by federal regulators.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
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The early transition reflects a broader reality across Summit County, where thin snowpack and warm temperatures have shortened the ski season and pushed some winter operations to close early.—
Spencer Wilson,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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The change significantly shortens the timeframe for filing claims — meaning passengers must act quickly after arriving at their destination.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, meanwhile, recently vowed to support in-state oil and gas production, reform certain regulations that have been burdensome to refineries and issue fuel assistance payments to low-income households in certain situations.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
22 Mar. 2026
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Industrial production of hydrogen relies on processes such as steam methane reforming (SMR), which emit CO2 into the atmosphere.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Mar. 2026
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Restaurants with over 30 demerits are required to fix the worst issues immediately and remedy the rest within 48 hours.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Mar. 2026
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Unlike most other defendants in cases the statute was intended to remedy, Moss did not carry out the violence herself.—
Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Red-pencil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/red-pencil. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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