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 irony is that AI has widely been viewed as a major corrective to high inflation.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

That’s not only false but insulting, and this Supreme Court corrective couldn’t come soon enough.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Haymon contends the judge misused her power and that the State Bar imposed no corrective measures following a review.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

She'd worn a corrective brace for the first two years of her life, and wherever she roamed she left a trail of scratch marks in the soft pine floor.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris