correction
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“The inevitable correction to this is that buyers will find a cheaper way and companies that put on too much capacity end up with a boom-and-bust cycle,” Shih said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Then came a confusing correction: A product sample the agency had initially described as positive was later determined to be a false positive.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
A correction and apology was broadcast 30 minutes later.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
The Nasdaq Composite gave up 1.7%, barely staying out of correction territory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
The transportation sergeant had greeted Saline with delight: “Now, that’s a correction officer!”
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
That indictment triggered an illegal strike by corrections officers.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Many of these companies have experienced meaningful corrections in the past six weeks or so.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
Essentially, they said, because he was less at ease with the car in the corners, he was making more corrections than Antonelli.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Born Halroy Candis Williams on Dec. 14, 1938, in Columbus, Ohio, Williams was working as a juvenile corrections officer when he decided to pursue his dreams of becoming an actor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
Leave it at the gate,” you hear time and again in corrections.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
Vocabulary lists containing correction
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ion, -tion, -ation
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