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"Physical tasks require high-quality signals involving limb movements, fingers, wrists, elbows, shoulders and dynamic force application. For example: applying the correct grip force so a plastic bottle doesn't crumble versus a steel glass," he says.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
Gallant’s refusal to grovel is the correct answer — the only answer.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026
However, given very tight risk limits for hedge funds, when semis began to correct, forced de-risking exaggerated the drawdown.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
The latest findings show that the impact explanation was correct.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026
People believe what they desire, and they remember correct answers more than incorrect ones.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
When I ask him today to describe the landscape upon arrival, he corrects me.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
He corrects himself: “I’m having a riotous time.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
“It’s not a romance, it’s a love story,” she immediately corrects him.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2026
As the market corrects its math, the quality names should outperform.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
“At her celebration of life,” Ma corrects, that principal gaze slipping back on.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
Unlike the unwanted phase shifts corrected by the new technique, decoherence involves the loss of the delicate quantum coherence needed for reliable operations.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
Musk has often promoted Community Notes, calling it "awesome" and asserting that all users, including himself, were subject to being corrected by the crowd-sourced model.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
Then it was corrected to be effects artists.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
The agency said it has corrected about 15% of all active Social Security numbers.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
“There’s no ‘they’ calling it anything,” I corrected, a little peevishness coloring the edges of my voice now, too.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
By correcting a key source of errors, the researchers have demonstrated a promising approach for operating more qubits through shared microwave control lines.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
But they always require a human mind watching them and correcting their mistakes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
"Having this conviction quashed is not simply about correcting the record, it's about finally having validation that this is an injustice that never should have happened," the 45-year-old said.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
She promised cost savings of 15-20 billion euros within pensions alone by correcting "inefficient and unfair" measures in the current system.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
She sat ramrod straight and looked like she was either correcting bad posture or avoiding getting too comfortable next to John.
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
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