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Douglass compared government and the Constitution to “a ship and a compass”: the latter could point correctly while the former steered wrongly.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

The Briton was dropped out of the points for a penalty he received for not correctly serving a pit-lane speeding penalty.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

MapQuest decided not to rename the lake, stating in a viral social media post that it is “aware that Lake Ontario is being correctly labeled on our map.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

ESRP2 binds to RNA and helps ensure that it is spliced correctly.

From Science Daily Aug. 31, 2026

"Wonderful date, filled with magic. Twenty-third of June, if I remember correctly."

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville




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