- present participle of correct.
correcting
Example Sentences
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Correcting for this effect would involve bringing the Fed’s rate target lower as inflation falls — merely to keep the effects of central-bank policy on a steady setting.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
Correcting the mistake brought a sense of satisfaction to Motta, especially since the error had been cited repeatedly in research for more than 20 years.
From Science Daily • Jan. 6, 2026
Correcting the record might help such plans succeed, Alagona notes.
From Science Magazine • Jan. 9, 2024
Correcting the vitamin B12 deficiency quickly, with vitamin injections, can prevent permanent damage.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2023
As the chief trouble of Compiling, Digesting and Correcting will fall to my Share, I must do myself the Justice to open the Work with my own History.”
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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