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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The spending plan is essentially a mini-budget amendment to the state’s two-year fiscal plan, will also supply more money for Medicaid and rural broadband access.
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Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Sep. 2024
Meanwhile, critics say the amendment will harm the public education system.
—Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 11 Sep. 2024
However, a late amendment to a law passed by the legislature in May has thrown a speed bump in front of that implementation runway, and if the initiative passes, lawmakers may wrangle further over how to implement the new law.
—Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 2 Sep. 2024
On the corporate side, subsidies and loan guarantees should be abolished, even if that requires aspirations toward a constitutional amendment.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
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Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Sep. 2024
Meanwhile, critics say the amendment will harm the public education system.
—Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 11 Sep. 2024
However, a late amendment to a law passed by the legislature in May has thrown a speed bump in front of that implementation runway, and if the initiative passes, lawmakers may wrangle further over how to implement the new law.
—Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 2 Sep. 2024
On the corporate side, subsidies and loan guarantees should be abolished, even if that requires aspirations toward a constitutional amendment.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
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“Amendment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amendment. Accessed 22 Sep. 2024.
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