remediation

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"remediation" - have reached a truce.

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  1. noun The act or process of correcting a fault or deficiency: remediation of a learning disability.

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  • And so, the obvious avenue for bio-remediation comes from organisms like this. —  Penelope Boston says there might be life on Mars
  • "This settlement and AHA's decision to take responsibility for the landfill remediation is a huge victory for residents of the Meadowlands and the environment," said Joseph Doria, —  Latest News
  • Another growing cost of our failing public education system is remediation, which is the burden that other institutions like colleges and businesses shoulder to help people develop the basic skills they should have learned in primary or secondary school. —  Site Feed
  • While drug war violence has dominated the recent news about the possible irreversible status as a society beyond remediation, the topic of immigration has been either marginalized or used to further promote fears that the conflict may spread to the United States. —  Council on Hemispheric Affairs
  • Due to uncertainties concerning environmental remediation, the ultimate cost to the Company of future site restoration could differ from the amounts provided. —  Marketwire - Breaking News Releases
 

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