corrective

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According to the company's own definitions, that status required either an immediate shutdown or "immediate corrective action".

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

The Australian dollar’s recent rally against the greenback on the daily chart appears corrective, the senior market analyst notes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • May 1, 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