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This was voted to be a correct penalty decision.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
Federal transportation regulators are looking into reports that Waymo’s driverless taxis passed school buses flashing red lights or displaying a stop sign, despite a software fix that was supposed to correct the problem.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
To help the nanoparticles reach the correct immune cells, the scientists covered their surfaces with antibody fragments.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026
We want external validation that the decisions we’re making are correct and good for us.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 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
Every industry eventually reaches a moment when the model and reality drift far enough apart to create an opening for whoever corrects it first.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026
He corrects himself: “I’m having a riotous time.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
“It’s not a romance, it’s a love story,” she immediately corrects him.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 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
“What did I tell you? It’s the clavicle,” Roli corrects.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
Any attempt to tamper with programming would surface during testing by election officials and be corrected, they said.
From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2026
He also corrected Scott's pronunciation of Brazil legend Socrates' name and admitted he wanted fellow Frenchman Kylian Mbappe to beat Kane to the top prize.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 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
“I don’t know. However long it takes for Scrappy to get corrected, I guess.”
From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor
His call to bowl first in Cape Town also proved poor and he was helpless tactically when South Africa's openers attacked on the first morning before correcting things after lunch.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 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
But they always require a human mind watching them and correcting their mistakes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 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
This time, Jonah didn’t bother correcting Chip out loud, though his brain translated, You mean, your birth mother set up an adoption plan.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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