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correction

[kuh-rek-shuhn] / kəˈrɛk ʃən /




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The correction, when it comes, travels in the opposite direction and arrives nowhere.

From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026

"We cannot just plod on to 2030 without a course correction; nature is critical to all life on Earth: to our economies, to our wellbeing," she added.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

In this case, a correction of just eight kilometers helped transform an ancient eclipse record into a more precise source of information about Earth's rotation and a potential window into the Sun's distant past.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

After a sharp 9% correction Thursday, SpaceX shares rebounded 3% on the news in pre-market trading Fridaqy and Crown Castle jumped 7%.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

As I ate, I read CPO Family, the magazine of the Correctional Peace Officers Foundation, a group that offered money and support to the families of slain correction officers.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

Community Notes, which allows users to contribute notes that add context or corrections to posts, was introduced by X in late 2022 and the same model is increasingly being adopted by other tech platforms.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

A corrections department board two years ago moved to grant Luster’s early release on parole, over the objections of all three victims, who appeared at the hearing and spoke against a release.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

In August, I joined Dart's corrections officers as they prepared for an early morning raid on the jail's high security D block.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

“It was impossible to get. Our video store had only one copy, and there was a waiting list. It took us about three or four months,” says Phoenix-area corrections officer Steve Taris.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

His job was to find the exact orbits and course corrections needed for any given mission.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir


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