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self-correction

  • a word derived from self-correcting.
    self-correcting
    adjective
    automatically adjusting to or correcting mistakes, malfunctions, etc..

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Our capacity for self-correction is indeed compromised by lack of belief in the sacred worth of human beings.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 23, 2026

Historically, South Korea has overcome political crises through self-correction and democratic resilience.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 11, 2024

But it is also ambitious, unpredictable, forward looking and moving, and as the vice presidency of a woman with a Jamaican father and Indian mother demonstrates, capable of profound self-correction.

From Salon Aug. 10, 2024

Some experts see these moves as a self-correction from the bloated workforces created during the pandemic, when tech companies such as Amazon and Shopify prospered during months when other businesses suffered.

From BBC Dec. 15, 2022

CONCLUSION.—If you do not use for your self-correction any blame you may undergo, then you may be sure that more and more will attach to you.

From The Village Pulpit, Volume II. Trinity to Advent A Complete Course of 66 Short Sermons, or Full Sermon Outlines for Each Sunday, and Some Chief Holy Days of the Christian Year by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)

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