corrective

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The Social Security Administration said it is taking corrective action as appropriate to address the problems.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

“A confirmed break below support opens downside potential toward the $4,400 level and deeper corrective territory.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Much of the sector "needs not just a sticking plaster but urgent corrective action", the report said.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Many corrective phases unfold gradually, over time rather than immediately in price.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

She'd worn a corrective brace for the first two years of her life, and wherever she roamed she left a trail of scratch marks in the soft pine floor.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris