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Gosling believes parenting trends often represent a pendulum swing, with one generation trying to correct what it believes the previous one got wrong.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
“The point with that is learning how to work through those issues and how to correct them on the spot.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
“So correct me if I’m wrong. There’s also people who don’t want to” become citizens, Hilton asserted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
“Excuse me I must correct the record on this slander,” he wrote in the caption.
From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2026
Leah directed Mr. Greeley to write a list of numbers in private, making sure only one was correct.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
“It’s not a romance, it’s a love story,” she immediately corrects him.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2026
As the market corrects its math, the quality names should outperform.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
“Laid off by the digital revolution, not retired,” Monica corrects her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2026
It also analyzes whether an outlet acknowledges and corrects errors, reveals conflicts of interest, and distinguishes news reporting from opinion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
“Uh, in September we’re in high school,” Jade corrects her.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
“He had the fight against Tatsuro Taira; I think he evolved and corrected some mistakes he made in that fight. So I think it’s going to be completely different.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
The attributions and the caption have been corrected in the online version here.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
She corrected herself: “They are not tourists. They are elites.”
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
He added the £2m would address some of the extra funding needed but he wanted to discuss how funding shortfalls could "urgently and permanently be corrected".
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
“And next time we’ll save her,” he corrected himself.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
The department says minor mistakes or admin tweaks, such as correcting a name on a booking form, can cost passengers up to £40.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Malissa Tayaba, vice chair of the Shingle Springs tribe, said the bill was a modest step toward correcting the exclusion of tribes from decisions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
“If they do not, the index probably has more correcting to do.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
Detecting those jumps has been difficult, so the ability to monitor them in sound could provide an important new tool for identifying and correcting quantum errors.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Twig’s embarrassed about her name, so she doesn’t bother correcting anyone.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
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