1
as in amends
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 censors
to remove objectionable parts from
a television script that had been heavily red-penciled in abject surrender to political correctness
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Which is why receiving feedback, especially the kind that calls us out or corrects us, can be so difficult.—
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Forbes.com,
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Continue reading … TRUTH COMES OUT – MSNBC corrects contractor's false claim that Israeli forces killed Gaza boy during aid distribution.—
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FOXNews.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Polysulfides dissolve and migrate, which degrades battery performance and shortens its lifespan.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
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That opens capacity, shortens timelines and changes how teams spend their time.—
Robbie Morrison,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Red-pencils.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/red-pencils. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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