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corrective

[kuh-rek-tiv] / kəˈrɛk tɪv /


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She was sent to Corrective Colony No. 2, also known as IK-2, in Mordovia, more than 300 miles from Moscow.

From Slate • May 4, 2024

It is now determining whether it will place the school under a Corrective Action Plan for failing to enroll enough students.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2024

Corrective updates to the iPhone 12 will be monitored by the agency, and if they don’t work, “Apple will have to recall” phones that were already sold, according to the French regulator’s statement.

From Washington Times • Sep. 13, 2023

Corrective actions taken after that earlier report were not sufficient to address the problem, the state auditor concluded in the new audit.

From Washington Post • Apr. 5, 2023

No men stopped us, for there were none about the Palace of Corrective Detention, and the others knew nothing.

From Anthem by Rand, Ayn