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as in amendment
a change designed to correct or improve a written work
the copy editor's corrections were marked in red
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as in punishment
suffering, loss, or hardship imposed in response to a crime or offense
received a severe correction after the third offense
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Recent Examples of correction
But as the authors explained in their correction, any amount is arguably too much for you.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 18 Dec. 2024
Nvidia shares have entered correction territory, but investors shouldn't panic just yet.
—Nathan Bomey, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
Plaintiffs allege correction officers shut off power and heat to dozens of men being held in solitary confinement in November and December 2023.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 17 Dec. 2024
Viera Rosa has shown little intention to move them, frustrating corrections board members, who have repeatedly said the agency’s facilities are dangerous for young people.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 18 Dec. 2024
Nvidia shares have entered correction territory, but investors shouldn't panic just yet.
—Nathan Bomey, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
Plaintiffs allege correction officers shut off power and heat to dozens of men being held in solitary confinement in November and December 2023.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 17 Dec. 2024
Viera Rosa has shown little intention to move them, frustrating corrections board members, who have repeatedly said the agency’s facilities are dangerous for young people.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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The amendment was approved by the House in 1971 and the Senate in 1972.Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 15 Dec. 2024
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In short, unless and until a different amendment is passed, these states cannot ban hunting.Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Dec. 2024
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The 7-year-old alleged their hands had been duct taped behind their back at one point and said they and their siblings were hit with a belt as a punishment.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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While the threshold for proving defamation is high, requiring proof that an outlet knowingly published false information, even if a lawsuit is tossed by a judge or a media outlet ultimately prevails, the punishment is in the process.Hadas Gold, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
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Pressure On Biden From the Left Biden is facing pressure to commute the sentences of the 40 federal inmates sitting on death row before President-elect Donald Trump, a death penalty advocate, takes office.David Mark, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Dec. 2024
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The Ducks appeared to intentionally leave 12 men on defense late on Ohio State’s final drive of the game, intentionally committing the five-yard penalty in return for four crucial seconds bled off the clock.David Ubben, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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Deck the halls with–a cosmic wreath On December 18, NASA released a new image of star cluster NGC 602 and shows what looks like a festive wrath with twinkling lights.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Dec. 2024
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Disney has faced the wrath of another Republican in the form of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Correction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correction. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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