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The problem was less severe than engineers had anticipated, making it relatively straightforward to correct.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
"Talk to them about what they know, talk to them about what they're feeling. You can gently correct inaccurate facts," the doctor said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
But that evening, the Lindner Center of Hope posted on X to correct the record: Talarico had never been a patient.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
But it was AI who took the weekly win with a total of 80 points, thanks to four correct results plus an exact score in Aston Villa's 2-2 draw with Brentford.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
Aunt Melissa recruited a few guys from the inn to help with the heavier pieces, and she’s directing them into the correct rooms.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
“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
“Laid off by the digital revolution, not retired,” Monica corrects her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2026
On Monday, Renfe President Álvaro Fernández Heredia apparently ruled out "human error", telling RNE TV show Las Mañanas that, if "the driver makes a mistake, the system itself corrects it".
From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2026
“Borrowed a car,” he corrects as he swallows.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
We want our preferences remembered, our mistakes corrected and our food ready precisely when promised.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
"I now have two children and this means a great deal to have the record corrected for their sake as well."
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Education Department and her loan servicer, as well as disputing her credit report, to get the situation corrected.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
“If you think about it,” he corrected me, “Bitcoin is half-priced compared to last year.”
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026
But if Scrappy was just getting corrected, maybe that wouldn’t take too long.
From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor
"Having this conviction quashed is not simply about correcting the record, it's about finally having validation that this is an injustice that never should have happened," the 45-year-old said.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 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
Yet he went on correcting, as he had done for several previous editions, cutting and replacing words, rearranging sentences, even adding a new chapter to the sixth edition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Malissa Tayaba, vice chair of the Shingle Springs tribe, said the bill was a modest step toward correcting the exclusion of tribes from decisions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Mrs. Miller was sitting at her desk correcting papers when I knocked on her door.
From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda
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