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correction

noun as in discipline

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While that spectacular ascent has some market watchers warning that stocks are due for a a meaningful correction, downturns are part of a healthy bull market.

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Yet a recession — the most common cause of corrections and bear markets — isn’t in the forecast.

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She didn’t apologize for her mistakes or reply to his corrections, only gave a look that struck him as defiant.

The recent correction in gold may not be the start of a deeper bear market for the shiny yellow metal.

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He said the committee "accepts that there are occasions when the BBC gets things wrong" and takes action when necessary, including disciplinary measures, updating guidelines and issuing corrections.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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