Example Sentences

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You aren’t changing Lara’s name; you are rectifying a grammatical mistake you made in the past.

From Slate • Jan. 1, 2021

We are rectifying immediately the discrepancies in this vendor’s document with our actual on-set practices, which provide a professional and comfortable working environment for all performers.”

From The Guardian • Oct. 1, 2015

Now the city's educators are rectifying this neglect of women in U.S. history by establishing a Women's Heritage Trail.

From Time Magazine Archive