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correction

[kuh-rek-shuhn] / kəˈrɛk ʃən /




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As you get older, those percentages typically shift to reflect the amount of time you have to recover from a major correction — what’s known as sequence-of-returns risk.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Samsung and SK Hynix are key to soaring South Korean stock market, but a rate hike could trigger a 15% market correction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

The recent correction in momentum stocks may have further to run.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Yet despite the week’s declines, the market is more likely to see it as a short correction than a major selloff.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

“And when the babies were decanted ...” “ ‘Born,’ ” came the correction.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley




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