corrective

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The touring landscape for theatre, music, dance and opera is "in crisis" in England and much of the sector needs "urgent corrective action if it is to survive", a major report has concluded.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

"Tourism is an important industry. We must take corrective action against any malpractice."

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

In December, Doe filed a complaint with Soho House human resources, and she was assured that an investigation would be opened and “immediate corrective action” taken.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026

For those who think of late-career Elvis Presley as only a plump has-been, a gaudy Las Vegas crooner slinging schlock in the 1970s, Baz Luhrmann’s new movie is a bracing corrective.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

An optometer is an instrument for measuring refractive errors in eyes— in order that corrective lenses may be prescribed.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut