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correction

[kuh-rek-shuhn] / kəˈrɛk ʃən /




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“With the improving fundamental and macroeconomic backdrop, a correction in the crowded momentum areas could restart the broadening trade,” he added.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

The base had a steep correction of 48% from the high of $64.82 to the low of the base at $33.52, but the stock market was also pulling back sharply at the time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Yet despite the week’s declines, the market is more likely to see it as a short correction than a major selloff.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

“The fact that many nontech sectors are holding up reasonably well suggests this is a semiconductor correction rather than a broad risk-off event,” David Nicholas, founder of Nicholas Wealth Management, told MarketWatch in emailed comments.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

At three a.m., with only two white correction marks on what is now twenty-seven pages, I slide the manuscript into a yellow envelope.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett




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