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They may well have been correct; we don’t get to re-run the experiment and find out.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
He is also a deft social satirist, no more so than when skewering his characters’ politically correct pretensions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Mexico's leftist President Claudia Sheinbaum said Thursday that Colombia had refused entry to Mexican rescuers over an alleged lack of correct certification.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
A spokesperson said staff followed the correct procedure in unloading the waste as soon as they became aware of the fire.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Duane did not attempt to correct the misunderstanding because Duane knew how important grooming was to Handsome.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
As the market corrects its math, the quality names should outperform.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
This repair system, known as DNA mismatch repair, corrects mistakes that occur when cells copy genetic material.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 15, 2026
It also analyzes whether an outlet acknowledges and corrects errors, reveals conflicts of interest, and distinguishes news reporting from opinion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
“I think there is going to be a short-term fluctuation in the trend that ultimately corrects itself and resumes the path it was on while Netanyahu is in power,” he said.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2025
“They took her to the beach for the sea air, sometimes,” Ruth corrects her.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
But information arrives in fragments: a barcode result here, a recall notice there, a corrected FDA finding, a corporate statement, a congressional inquiry.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
The other requires significant mistakes to be acknowledged and corrected on air promptly.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
Ofcom said the incident breached Rule 5.1, which requires news to be reported with due accuracy, and Rule 5.2, which says significant mistakes must be corrected quickly.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Chief Executive Joseph Zubretsky said the imbalance between Medicaid rates and medical costs appears to have stabilized and is well positioned to be corrected with future rate increases.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Jonah wanted to correct Mr. Reardon just as he’d corrected Chip: birth parents, you mean.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
In another study using different methods, researchers at Imperial College in London and Indiana University concluded that correcting this disparity would require insurers to hold even more capital.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
This begins with correcting the dearth of knowledge inside the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other U.S. government agencies about the Brotherhood and Islamism in general.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
“I’m his lawyer,” Blanche replied, before correcting himself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
In an ancient form of marking homework, a second person's hand can be seen changing mistakes, "going along and correcting them later and adding breath marks", he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
I knew Sunny meant to say my aunt, but it wasn't no point in correcting him.
From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds
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