1
as in amended
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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as in censored
to remove objectionable parts from
a television script that had been heavily red-penciled in abject surrender to political correctness
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The Senate Appropriations Committee amended the bill to remove the authority’s goal of 15% participation by minority businesses and 5% participation from women’s businesses to participate in the procurement and contracting process.—
Michelle L. Quinn,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Jan. 2026 -
In 2009, Jerry lost his reelection bid and blocked off the gillage with fire trucks until the result was amended.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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By the end of his first, chaotic term, Trump’s messages on Twitter became so out of bounds that the social media platform censored him.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
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Everyone else is effectively censored and forced to rely on the country’s national internet, where the regime can track users and block unapproved websites.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Our country, the historical beacon of freedom and democracy, is past a tipping point which, if not corrected now, may never be.—
Larry Pino,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Feb. 2026
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This story has been corrected to note the correct year in which the Mets played the Diamondbacks on Easter.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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To boost its headcount, ICE last year eased age restrictions for new hires and shortened training by several weeks.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
29 Jan. 2026
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Favorable conditions, however, have already shortened the timeline.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
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Condensed and edited by Rebecca Kilroy.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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This edition of Forbes Daily was edited by Chris Dobstaff and Caroline Howard.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Red-penciled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/red-penciled. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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