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Recent Examples of correction Course corrections have also been taken in the campaigns for Minecraft, which originally put off fans of the game in its live-action take. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025 Conservatives saw it as a correction to the liberal bias and indoctrination of much of higher education. Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025 Relating to and understanding his players, making judgements and corrections for true cause and effect, and successfully sublimating competitive drive to team development is an incredible thing. Cj Moore, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025 The real estate market, a core driver of China’s growth and urban development, is experiencing a historic correction with far-reaching implications. Jude Blanchette, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for correction 
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Noun
  • Florida's constitution currently requires voter approval for gambling expansion through these amendments.
    Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
  • The filing also details various financial agreements, including an amendment to the senior unsecured revolving credit facility to increase its capacity and extend its maturity date.
    Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Fearing punishment for innie escape, Mark is instead received in the office as a hero.
    James Poniewozik, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
  • The proposition won 68% of the vote, and walked back some of the features of Prop. 47, which voters passed a decade earlier to reduce punishments for non-violent crimes.
    Annika Merrilees, Sacramento Bee, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • McDavid left the ice early with a match penalty after getting tangled with Garland following a scoring chance in the final moments of the Canucks' 3-2 win.
    Justin Gest, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Trump pledged in his inaugural address that tariffs would be coming and said foreign countries would be paying the trade penalties, even though those taxes are currently paid by domestic importers and often passed along to consumers.
    Paul Wiseman, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Bruno Fernandes volleyed in a stoppage-time winner, saving United’s electrical equipment from Ruben Amorim’s wrath and keeping them in shape to progress to the round of 16 automatically.
    Phil Hay, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Georgia pecan farmers also suffered from the wrath of Helene, losing nearly a third of the state’s annual harvest.
    Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025

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“Correction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correction. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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