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correction

[kuh-rek-shuhn] / kəˈrɛk ʃən /




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Expectations of bumper profits from artificial intelligence pushed equity prices to new highs, raising the risk of a sharp correction.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

However, a global artificial-intelligence stock rally and recent stock purchases by Chinese state investors to prop up the market could limit a potential correction, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

A correction releases pressure from the market’s most speculative corners.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

Innes writes, “South Korea shows how quickly a normal correction can become mechanical when leverage, margin calls and rising volatility begin feeding one another.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

He had said something like this at the Council, but then he had accepted the correction of Elrond.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

Market corrections, recessions, depressions, pandemics and human folly, along with investing in individual stocks despite the standard advice to diversify your holdings, can all take a toll on retirement savings.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

Essentially, they said, because he was less at ease with the car in the corners, he was making more corrections than Antonelli.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

Born Halroy Candis Williams on Dec. 14, 1938, in Columbus, Ohio, Williams was working as a juvenile corrections officer when he decided to pursue his dreams of becoming an actor.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2026

That’s even in the face of corrections for virtually every name in the Magnificent Seven cohort over the past month.

From Barron's Jun. 29, 2026

Using one of Kaz’s lockpicks and copper pyrite Jesper had extracted from the roof, Wylan traced his best imitation of the Menagerie feather on Nina’s arm, following Inej’s description and making corrections as needed.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo




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