remediation
noun
re·me·di·a·tion
ri-ˌmē-dē-ˈā-shən 
: the act or process of remedying
remediation of reading problems
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The company must offer a payment option as a part of a remediation plan, a first for a device recalled under a consent decree, according to U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials.
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James Powel, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
Moving forward, the SEC is recalibrating penalties to identify and reward cooperation and remediation, Grewal said.
—Mengqi Sun, WSJ, 29 Dec. 2023
That remediation cannot come quickly enough, says William Pan, a global health professor at Duke University, who has studied the impacts of mercury poisoning here in Peru as well as in Ecuador, Guyana and Ghana but is not involved with Pure Earth.
—Simeon Tegel, NPR, 2 Apr. 2024
Most mold consultant and mold remediation companies instead hold credentials and memberships in trade organizations that promote the interests of the mold inspection industry.
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2024
Coke plants enters voluntary cleanup program Before the city purchased the land from the utility, Citizens entered a cleanup, called a voluntary remediation program, overseen by the state.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Mar. 2024
For Nunn, February’s remediation was a major event.
—Justin Wm. Moyer, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
The lists include carnivals, alphabets, and equestrian games; traditions of boatbuilding and polyphonic song; systems of irrigation, navigation, divination, and conflict remediation; and at least one constitution—the Manden Charter, proclaimed eight centuries ago in present-day Mali.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2024
The determination will also enable the city to jump-start its $33-million landslide remediation project, which has been in development since 2016 but remained months away from clearing final environmental reviews.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
James Powel, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
Moving forward, the SEC is recalibrating penalties to identify and reward cooperation and remediation, Grewal said.
—Mengqi Sun, WSJ, 29 Dec. 2023
That remediation cannot come quickly enough, says William Pan, a global health professor at Duke University, who has studied the impacts of mercury poisoning here in Peru as well as in Ecuador, Guyana and Ghana but is not involved with Pure Earth.
—Simeon Tegel, NPR, 2 Apr. 2024
Most mold consultant and mold remediation companies instead hold credentials and memberships in trade organizations that promote the interests of the mold inspection industry.
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2024
Coke plants enters voluntary cleanup program Before the city purchased the land from the utility, Citizens entered a cleanup, called a voluntary remediation program, overseen by the state.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Mar. 2024
For Nunn, February’s remediation was a major event.
—Justin Wm. Moyer, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
The lists include carnivals, alphabets, and equestrian games; traditions of boatbuilding and polyphonic song; systems of irrigation, navigation, divination, and conflict remediation; and at least one constitution—the Manden Charter, proclaimed eight centuries ago in present-day Mali.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2024
The determination will also enable the city to jump-start its $33-million landslide remediation project, which has been in development since 2016 but remained months away from clearing final environmental reviews.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
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remediation
noun
re·me·di·a·tion
ri-ˌmēd-ē-ˈā-shən
: the act or process of remedying
remediation of reading problems
Medical Definition
remediation
noun
re·me·di·a·tion
ri-ˌmēd-ē-ˈā-shən
: the act or process of remedying
remediation of learning disabilities
Legal Definition
remediation
noun
re·me·di·a·tion
ri-ˌmē-dē-ˈā-shən
1
: the act or process of remedying
2
: the act or process of remediating
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