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correction

[kuh-rek-shuhn] / kəˈrɛk ʃən /




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Then, his correction safely on the record, he said something the panel wasn’t ready to hear.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Though Village People singer and songwriter Victor Willis has denied the queer interpretation of the song many times over, one of the people who hasn’t internalized that historical correction is Trump himself.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

The Nasdaq Composite is nearing correction territory, with semiconductor stocks leading the decline amid negative momentum and rising volatility.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

The selloff in the tech sector that has heightened investor anxiety over the past week graduated to a new phase on Wednesday: The pullback is over, and it’s now officially a correction.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

I want to tell him that it’s not mine, that I barely understand it, but I get what he’s trying to say, and the correction would make it seem as though I didn’t.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black




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