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Recent Examples of correction The Times quickly acknowledged its mistake and apologized, publishing a correction 14 hours after the editorial appeared online. Luc Cohen, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025 To contact the newsroom regarding correction requests, please email nytnews@nytimes.com. New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025 He had been sentenced in San Diego County in September 2023 to three years and eight months in prison for drug and weapons offenses committed while on bail, according to corrections officials. City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025 Material features can also include things like colophons—formulas at the end of a text that attest to its completeness and fidelity and often also include the name of the copyist—doodles in the margins, mistakes and corrections, even handwriting style. The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 22 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for correction
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Noun
  • Critics of the law and the new constitutional amendment say Orban is using the LGBTQ+ community as a tool to shut down the right of Hungarian citizens to freely assemble in peaceful protests, particularly at a time when the opposition to Orban's rule is beginning to gain momentum.
    Rob Schmitz, NPR, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Orlando Sentinel Defeating the marijuana amendment was a key political objective for DeSantis.
    Skyler Swisher, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The solution lies in addressing our housing shortage, not punishment.
    David Bonaccorsi, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025
  • In cases of employment, housing, and public accommodation, by simply using one’s freedom of speech to utter a biologically factual pronoun, a person could find him or herself in the crosshairs of a Colorado Civil Rights Division investigation and punishment or possibly a lawsuit.
    Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Two of his goals came from the penalty spot, while the other two both saw Surridge run onto a long ball beyond Chicago’s backline.
    Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
  • According to Texas law, these charges can carry a penalty of up to $10,000 in fines and jail time of up to two years.
    Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Columbia University was among the first colleges to face the wrath of Donald Trump, whose administration canceled $400 million of funding and arrested two student protesters.
    Dan Alexander, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
  • This isn’t the first time Khan has faced the wrath of India’s Hindu right.
    Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025

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“Correction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correction. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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