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It was the correct choice for both art and money.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
"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
The results help explain how a process involving an overwhelming number of possible molecular arrangements can consistently produce the correct structure.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026
Gallant’s refusal to grovel is the correct answer — the only answer.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026
It seemed Leah was correct; the spirit would not answer unless Lizzie repented.
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 pauses, then corrects himself: "As fast as possible, of course."
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 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
“Uh, in September we’re in high school,” Jade corrects her.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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
Blood samples collected throughout the study allowed researchers to track participants' vitamin C concentrations and determine whether supplementation corrected deficiencies.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
The agency said it has corrected about 15% of all active Social Security numbers.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
“Distance is nothing to living energy. I can send the corrected energy to you from here.”
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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
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
The lawsuit claims that the Education Department has yet to respond to a credit-bureau dispute over the discharged debt at issue in the case by correcting the error.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
The AI problem might be as simple as correcting a faulty training strategy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Katie was always correcting her and transferring the chalk or the needle from her left hand to her right.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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