corrective
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Not every therapist approached the desire for weight loss as a psychological problem, but enough patients encountered this corrective tone that they began to anticipate judgment.
Even if we get a corrective phase in the market, there is such a large wealth cushion.
From Barron's
The rally “not only reflected deep macroeconomic concerns but also pushed gold into a high valuation zone, making the market more sensitive to short-term corrective factors,” Linh Tran, market analyst at XS.com, says in a note.
The electoral system offers the most powerful corrective mechanism available to citizens.
From Los Angeles Times
As of Dec. 12, Target had not provided the FDA with any information demonstrating that corrective actions had been taken.
From Los Angeles Times
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