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Greg, he’s my mentor, but he definitely, over the course of the eight years I lived there, had corrected me many times, as he should have, but that was one of the first times.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

He added that he had "corrected the record" as soon as possible after Ms Gray's report was published.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2023

In his statement to court, Aygul said he had corrected his mistake after speaking with authorities, deleted the initial tweet and had not intended to commit a crime.

From Reuters • Dec. 15, 2022

Required sprinklers and fire alarms were missing in an apartment after the landlord had added an extra bedroom to it, records show, though by September, the owner had corrected the problems.

From New York Times • Nov. 2, 2022

Ammu had corrected the spelling mistakes, and below the essay had written: If I am Talking to somebody you may interrupt me only if it is very urgent.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy