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BAD : I have never seen the magazine before - I think it's only just been edited.
GOOD : I have never seen the magazine before - I think it's only just been published.
BAD : For the last three years I've been working for a French editing company.
GOOD : For the last three years I've been working for a French publishing company.
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edit = examine and make changes and corrections to a manuscript in preparation for printing: 'The text was still full of mistakes and obviously hadn't been edited.'
publish = produce (a book, magazine, newspaper, etc) for sale to the public: 'The book was first published in 1987.'