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corrective

[kuh-rek-tiv] / kəˈrɛk tɪv /


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And this is a really useful corrective to the notion that every single time there’s smoke, there’s fire.

From Slate • May 22, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • May 20, 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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

The old ones are probably pinching her toes and she’ll leam to walk pigeon-toed, and then we’ll have to get her some corrective braces, on and on and on.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez




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