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Asked whether reports that Johnson would step aside were correct, his spokesman responded in a one-word email: "Accurate."
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
Looking back on the photos, my sisters were objectively correct.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
“These tools may display inaccurate or incomplete information about our products, prices, availability, delivery terms or promotions, and we may have limited ability to correct or influence that content,” the company added.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
Researchers have not yet determined which explanation is correct.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
I flip to the correct page while Lily snuggles into my lap.
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
“Not people, Mustafa. This is your community,” Mama corrects.
From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan
Known as “silver loading,” this temporary fix is nearing its 10th birthday because Congress never corrected the funding flaw.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
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
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
In July, the FDA announced that a lettuce sample had tested positive for cyclospora, then corrected the finding as a false positive.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026
“I believe you are referring to a matador,” Penelope helpfully corrected.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
Notice what that assumes: that there is a true price, that the market has lost sight of it, and that when prices come down, reality is correcting a delusion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
She thanked me for correcting her and said, “Sí, sí, nerviosa.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
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
In an effort to thwart fraud, the Social Security Administration said it has fixed millions of records and is working on correcting millions more.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
The thought of Sister Redempta and anybody going frog hunting was a hoot, but I knew she was just correcting my grammar.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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