self-correcting
adjective
self-cor·rect·ing
ˌself-kə-ˈrek-tiŋ 
: correcting or compensating for one's own errors or weaknesses
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A lot of sharp people still don’t see it, in part because of a faith, not yet exhausted, in some kind of self-correcting market mechanism: A costly and degraded product would be punished somehow.
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Tommy Craggs, Wired News, 27 Oct. 2025
China’s rise under Xi is challenging not just American power, but a foundational tenet of America’s open society—that openness to debate and inquiry is the foundation of a self-correcting system.
—Jonathan A. Czin, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2025
The question now is how much more hollowing out Americans will tolerate, and whether the nation’s self-correcting mechanisms are still operational.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
These self-correcting teams are built by doing three things:
Creating A Safe Environment
Teams thrive when they’re empowered to openly address what’s not working, supported by leaders who foster trust and psychological safety.
—Elaine Pulakos, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
The moral principles and self-correcting mechanisms of our democracy have become the beacon and timeless tools of struggle for all Americans and an inspiration for the world.
—Nicole Bibbins Sedaca, Boston Herald, 4 July 2025
Typewriters, which ruled office technology market from the 1880s to the 1980s, had no self-correcting features.
—Pat Butler, Sportico.com, 16 May 2025
The current situation—where the market irrationally rewards the very leadership causing Tesla's decline—represents the ultimate failure of capitalism's self-correcting mechanisms.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
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Tommy Craggs, Wired News, 27 Oct. 2025
China’s rise under Xi is challenging not just American power, but a foundational tenet of America’s open society—that openness to debate and inquiry is the foundation of a self-correcting system.
—Jonathan A. Czin, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2025
The question now is how much more hollowing out Americans will tolerate, and whether the nation’s self-correcting mechanisms are still operational.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
These self-correcting teams are built by doing three things:
Creating A Safe Environment
Teams thrive when they’re empowered to openly address what’s not working, supported by leaders who foster trust and psychological safety.
—Elaine Pulakos, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
The moral principles and self-correcting mechanisms of our democracy have become the beacon and timeless tools of struggle for all Americans and an inspiration for the world.
—Nicole Bibbins Sedaca, Boston Herald, 4 July 2025
Typewriters, which ruled office technology market from the 1880s to the 1980s, had no self-correcting features.
—Pat Butler, Sportico.com, 16 May 2025
The current situation—where the market irrationally rewards the very leadership causing Tesla's decline—represents the ultimate failure of capitalism's self-correcting mechanisms.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
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“Self-correcting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-correcting. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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