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correction

[kuh-rek-shuhn] / kəˈrɛk ʃən /




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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

And Phil DeAngelo, managing director of New York–based Focused Wealth Management, said he wouldn’t consider buying SpaceX shares until a market correction or pullback occurs.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

Researchers are still hammering out the kinks with error correction, though recent milestones show clear progress.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Alex Stanley, from the NUS, said there also needed to be a longer term "course correction" to avoid a generation not being able to buy a home or start a family.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Both boys were sent to a house of correction with the approval of their parents.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck




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