corrective

Example Sentences

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The irony is that AI has widely been viewed as a major corrective to high inflation.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

“Falstaff” can be seen as a corrective in opera.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Ultimately, “Feed the People!” is a worthwhile corrective to a great deal of wrongheaded popular dogma about food.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The touring landscape for theatre, music, dance and opera is "in crisis" in England and much of the sector needs "urgent corrective action if it is to survive", a major report has concluded.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

On his left foot he wore a corrective shoe and he walked with a slight limp.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy