correction
noun
something that is substituted or proposed for what is wrong or inaccurate; emendation.
corrections
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pluralof correction.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Will Matthews, a corrections spokesperson, said in a statement after this article first published that the state sent $995,000 to the Riverside County Workforce Development Division in August 2024.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
She directed core participants to provide any corrections to errors or omissions by no later than 31 December.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
After making those corrections, the team developed a new method for reconstructing the glacier's internal ice in three dimensions using Bayesian statistics.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
By 2002 Mr. Blair had so many corrections at the New York Times that his editor, Jonathan Landman, wrote colleagues: “We have to stop Jayson from writing for the Times. Right now.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
He didn’t say it aloud this time; there was a right moment for corrections, and this wasn’t it.
From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins
