correction
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The base had a steep correction of 48% from the high of $64.82 to the low of the base at $33.52, but the stock market was also pulling back sharply at the time.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
“The fact that many nontech sectors are holding up reasonably well suggests this is a semiconductor correction rather than a broad risk-off event,” David Nicholas, founder of Nicholas Wealth Management, told MarketWatch in emailed comments.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
Alex Stanley, from the NUS, said there also needed to be a longer term "course correction" to avoid a generation not being able to buy a home or start a family.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
The city’s price correction, along with a broader run-up in inventory in Texas, has detracted from Austin’s near-term appeal to builders, many of whom offer buyers incentives at the expense of their margins.
From Barron's • May 31, 2026
He had made some sort of correction on almost every line.
From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead
Vocabulary lists containing correction
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ion, -tion, -ation
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