corrective

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And this is a really useful corrective to the notion that every single time there’s smoke, there’s fire.

From Slate • May 22, 2026

The Social Security Administration said it is taking corrective action as appropriate to address the problems.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

Ultimately, “Feed the People!” is a worthwhile corrective to a great deal of wrongheaded popular dogma about food.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Much of the sector "needs not just a sticking plaster but urgent corrective action", the report said.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Public Allies was meant as a corrective to this, a means of widening the horizon for young people thinking about careers.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama