restatements

noun

plural of restatement
as in translations
an instance of expressing something in different words the press release provides no new details—it is merely a restatement of information we already have

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Recent Examples of restatements In companies experiencing triple-digit growth, small calculation errors could result in multi-million-dollar restatements and a fundamental misunderstanding of burn rate and runway. — Jordan Zamir, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 Nor is the sheer weight of restatements in Barcelona’s most recent sets of accounts. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
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  • In what we are told is a time of declining literacy and the ‘death of the humanities’, translations of The Odyssey, including mine, are flying off the shelves.
    — Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 29 July 2026
  • Sullivan has seen the change in attitude in the industry from a time in which there were questions about whether cinematic translations would hog all the interest that might otherwise go to keeping the ongoing stage productions going.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 25 July 2026
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  • The constitutional amendment would add safeguards to ensure fair ballot summaries and require an 80% vote in the state Legislature to reverse laws passed through citizen initiatives.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The library spans over 2,000 titles across productivity, leadership, psychology, health, and personal finance, with new summaries added regularly.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 6 Aug. 2026
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