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Recent Examples of rectification
Incident response times for physical rectification is pegged to drop by 40%.
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rectification
Noun
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Why Remote Work Creates Hidden Migration Risks Remote work limits informal alignment opportunities, like hallway conversations that immediately ensure clarity and address course correction.—
Benjamin Niaulin,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Almost every modern lens relies on digital corrections to some extent; the 20-200mm just leans on them more heavily than shorter zooms or prime optics.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Mamdani has taken a more aggressive approach than many traditional Democrats—who have historically championed incremental reform and avoided expansive tax policies targeting high earners.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Ultimately, reform — whether in education, business or policy — comes down to individual awareness and action.—
Elan Gepner-Dales,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Because Lewis’ legislation is a constitutional amendment, the changes to the voter threshold would have to be approved by voters on a statewide ballot measure in 2026.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
8 Sep. 2025
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Most soil amendments take a while to become incorporated in gardens and lawns, and many take a year or more to start benefiting plants.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Some of the first tank modifications came early in the war, when the main threats to military vehicles were Ukraine’s anti-tank missiles, supplied by the United States, and drones that dropped grenades.—
Marco Hernandez,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Make these modifications with reflection and intention.—
Tracy Brower,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Strikingly, this rapid shift coincided with major alterations in genes linked to autism—likely shaped by natural selection factors unique to the human species.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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Critical wildlife habitat may be put at risk for alteration or wholesale destruction.—
Ryan Gellert,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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First monthly job losses in five years With the monthly revisions, standard operating procedure by the way, July’s paltry number of 22,000 jobs created was overshadowed by June’s new status as the first month since December 2020 showing a loss.—
Eli Amdur,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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The second revision for that month (which includes more comprehensive dispatches from US businesses) now shows a net loss of 13,000 jobs.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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At the match and during her visit to the WI, Princess Kate's blonde hair transformation appeared to be a thing of the past.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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The exterior transformations of these hulking vehicles are a testament to how quickly drones have changed the war in Ukraine in just over three years.—
Marco Hernandez,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Nicholas is especially attuned to how the distortion of visual perception can trigger a cascade of runaway mental and physical responses.—
Scott Stossel,
The Atlantic,
9 Sep. 2025
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Audio and video calls were clear and free of distortion on both platforms in testing.—
John Brandon,
PC Magazine,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Rectification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rectification. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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