corrective

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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

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