as in amending
to remove errors, defects, deficiencies, or deviations from
the first printout quickly revealed that our computer program needed to be emended
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Disparate impact also lives under the Fair Housing Act, a separate law the Bureau cannot rewrite by amending Regulation B.
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Michelle Ford, a soil scientist and wildlife biologist who owns EcoMaps, said Silverman over the past two months had addressed her concerns about wetlands protection by amending plans.
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For decades, beauty has focused on correcting the visible effects of stress.
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Fernandez and Iglesias walked around, correcting students and teaching them the proper footing and hand technique.
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The same capabilities rewriting software engineering, medicine and your high schooler’s essay are now trained on construction data.
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Professors are rewriting assignments and grading rubrics.
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“Emending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emending. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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