course-correct

verb

Etymology

A back-formation from course correction.

Definitions

  1. To alter the current course of an aircraft or other vessel to ensure it is directed…

    To alter the current course of an aircraft or other vessel to ensure it is directed towards the intended destination.

  2. To make adjustments to an ongoing process or project in order to achieve a desired…

    To make adjustments to an ongoing process or project in order to achieve a desired outcome.

    • I’ve occasionally gone on TV and movie fasts, usually to course-correct after overindulging in too many screen-based activities. But books are a constant and during no period of my life was I more immersed in books than as a teenager.
    • For Manis, the league is an opportunity to course-correct a career beleaguered by bumps and false starts. She is joined by women at various stages of their basketball careers, many focused on redemptive arcs of their own.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for course-correct. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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