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corrected

ADJECTIVE
rectified
Synonyms


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While the tax code allows some individual retirement account mistakes to be corrected, other missteps cannot be fixed and bring penalties and tax hits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

They said their blood sugar readings were refractory, meaning they kept coming back despite being given glucose, whereas naturally-occurring hypoglycemia can be easily corrected with a treatment such as a sugary drink.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

“If you think about it,” he corrected me, “Bitcoin is half-priced compared to last year.”

From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026

“He had the fight against Tatsuro Taira; I think he evolved and corrected some mistakes he made in that fight. So I think it’s going to be completely different.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

“I mean Miss Lilian’s ghost,” I corrected myself.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn




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