as in modification
a change designed to correct or improve a written work
the article as written requires only one factual amendment
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Recent Examples of amendment
The county commission voted 17-8 to deny the land use plan amendment and rezone, which were voted on at the same time.
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Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Of the 24 other Democratic senators who supported Baldwin’s amendment, only seven joined her in voting against the NDAA on Wednesday.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 19 Dec. 2024
Once a motion to proceed passes, amendments to the bill could be proposed if Senate leadership allows for it, said Emerson Sprick, associate director of economic policy at the Bipartisan Policy Center.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2024
Introduced initially as a standalone bill, the amendment would have banned the federal government from purchasing Americans’ location data without a warrant.
—Dell Cameron, WIRED, 18 Dec. 2024
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Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Of the 24 other Democratic senators who supported Baldwin’s amendment, only seven joined her in voting against the NDAA on Wednesday.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 19 Dec. 2024
Once a motion to proceed passes, amendments to the bill could be proposed if Senate leadership allows for it, said Emerson Sprick, associate director of economic policy at the Bipartisan Policy Center.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2024
Introduced initially as a standalone bill, the amendment would have banned the federal government from purchasing Americans’ location data without a warrant.
—Dell Cameron, WIRED, 18 Dec. 2024
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Helping older adults stay healthy and engaged also calls for activity coordinators, arts and culture programmers, home modification professionals — even suppliers of age-friendly goods.Aliza Knox, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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For women whose symptoms are exacerbated by digital device use or environmental factors, modifications can make a significant difference.Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 30 Dec. 2024
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The new law specifically bans the sale of products that can make the alterations.Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 27 Dec. 2024
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Time and distance have afforded a few cosmetic alterations to the original volume, such as the addition of color and, sadly, more conventional dimensions (the 2004 edition measured at about five and a half by ten inches, sticking up, plumelike at the top of our shelves).The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 24 Dec. 2024
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The same can be said of the market correction of the 2022 (triggered by rising interest rates to battle high inflation) as traders paid down debt.Kenneth G. Winans, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Only one report must be filed except when the ownership information changes or requires a correction.Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Amendment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amendment. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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