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correction

[kuh-rek-shuhn] / kəˈrɛk ʃən /




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Thursday’s sharp intraday reversal in the Nasdaq 100, its largest since April, was “probably the most encouraging development since October’s correction began.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

This creates uneven growth within tech-heavy economies and leaves them exposed to a potential market correction.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

A No 10 spokeswoman said a correction had been issued to Hansard, the official report of parliamentary debates, and would be "published in due course".

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

The falsehood had been viewed millions of times before the correction arrived.

From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2026

Day 150 Engines fired nominally for a mid-course trajectory correction.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

A system that produces inexpensive answers but requires repeated corrections can be costly to use.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

The head of the state's corrections department is resigning from his post in the wake of the botched execution.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

This is smaller than previous corrections, Citi notes, but investors should buy the dip nevertheless.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Bruce Davis, who was Charles Manson’s so-called “right-hand man,” died in a California prison hospital late last week at the age of 83, corrections officials said Monday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

An official from another state would later tell me he was with the commissioner at a corrections conference and sat next to him as he read it near the swimming pool, moaning.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover


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