correction

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U.S. stocks narrowly avoided a technical correction, with the S&P 500 rebounding over 3.77% after nearing a 9.1% pullback.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

This correction made the discovery far more significant.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

None, obviously, came close to the 10% pullback known as a correction, which by Carlson’s reckoning occurs on average every 1.8 years.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

While the Dow and the Nasdaq have both dipped into correction territory, the S&P 500 remained 6.4% below its Jan. 27 record high of 6,978.60 on Tuesday, Dow Jones Market Data showed.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Back on board, he had pulled Leo aside and suggested a course correction.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan