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 changes include amending the contract for unionized laborers to have them all under the public works umbrella, with some assigned to the street department and some to the parks department.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026 -
Some members of Congress want to amend the SBA to include college sports, in hopes that this would allow colleges and conferences to more efficiently market media rights and generate more revenue to fund women’s and Olympic sports.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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Davidson’s Tourette’s causes involuntary tics, and he was heard cursing throughout the show, however the BBC failed to censor the N-word during its broadcast, causing further harm.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
3 Mar. 2026
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Add to those concerns the possibility that bad news about the economy is being censored.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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But the issue was never corrected despite at least two other amendments being made to the contract.—
Chaya Tong,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Mar. 2026
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Listening to concerns, explaining how vaccines are tested and monitored for safety and correcting misinformation in clear language remain crucial.—
A.J. Russo,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Mar. 2026
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In some situations, the automatic stay — which is the legal protection that stops collection activity — may be limited or shortened if multiple filings occur within a year.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Previous research further concluded that the smaller asteroid Dimorphos' 12-hour orbit around the nearly half-mile-wide Didymos shortened by 33 minutes after the DART mission.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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The military has been targeted in recent years, including the removal of its top general last month, as Xi seeks to reform and modernize the armed forces.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Yet amid this fear, there remains an undeniable hope for the future — hope for the fall of a system that many believe cannot be reformed.—
Pegah Banihashemi,
Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2026
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The White House could also insist that while Tkachuk was annoyed, he wasn’t harmed in a way the law ought to remedy.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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How to refill a saline lake Growing the lake is a much bigger and more expensive challenge than remedying the salinity problem.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Red-pencil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/red-pencil. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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